Self-paced online course

Development Site Selection Course

Learn how to find and screen potential development sites: market fit, zoning, physical constraints, infrastructure and quick feasibility before you commit.

Enroll — $97

$97 · one-time payment · secure checkout

Course curriculum

Defining site criteria

Good searches start with clear criteria. This lesson covers turning a product type and market into a site criteria sheet.

Finding candidate sites

Sites come from many sources. You learn to use GIS, tax records, listings, brokers and driving the market.

Zoning and entitlement screening

Zoning can make or break a site. This lesson covers checking zoning, overlays and rezoning risk.

Physical and environmental screening

Physical constraints add cost. Learn to screen topography, floodplain, wetlands, soils and environmental history.

Quick feasibility

Before spending on design, run a quick test. You learn yield studies and back-of-envelope financial screening.

Securing the site

Once you find a site, you need to control it. This lesson covers letters of intent, options and due-diligence periods.

What you’ll be able to do

Define site criteria from a project's market and product type
Use maps, GIS and public records to find candidate sites
Screen sites for zoning, physical and environmental constraints
Run quick feasibility to compare sites
Approach owners and structure early control of a site

Who it’s for

Developers, investors, land and commercial real estate professionals who need to identify sites worth pursuing.

Price

$97

one-time payment

Enroll — $97

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Questions

How do I get it?

Self-paced online course. After checkout, open it from My Courses using the account you checked out with.

What if it isn’t right for me?

Refunds are handled under our Refund & Returns Policy. Questions: contact us.

About this courseThis is a self-paced educational course. Completing it does not award a professional certification, license, degree or academic credit, and it does not count toward any licensing or continuing-education requirement. It is not real estate or property management pre-licensing or continuing-education coursework, and it is not legal, tax, financial or investment advice. Follow your licensing authority's rules and your brokerage's policies.