SMALL DEVELOPER STARTER PACK
REV. 2026.08 — RESIDENTIAL
FREE TOOLKIT — 5 FILES

Evaluate your first development deal like someone who's already lost money on one.

The exact checklist, calculator, and budget templates I use before putting an offer on land — so you catch the problem before you own it, not after.

No spam. One email to confirm, then the files.
5 ready-to-use files 0 fluff — every tab is something I actually use Built while developing in Georgia, USA Runs in Excel or Google Sheets
01What's inside

Five files. Each one answers a question that costs real money if you get it wrong.

This isn't a generic template pack. It's the working set I use to walk a piece of land from "interesting" to "under contract" — or to "pass," before I've spent a dollar finding out the hard way.

PARCEL 01

Land Due Diligence Checklist

30 items across zoning, utilities, environmental, title, and market — the questions to answer before you make an offer, not after you close.

PARCEL 02

Development Feasibility Calculator

Enter land price, hard costs, soft costs, and financing — get profit, margin, and ROI back automatically. Built to stress-test a deal in minutes, not days.

PARCEL 03

Construction Budget Template

Budgeted vs. actual, by trade, with variance calculated for you — so you see a cost overrun in week 3, not at closing.

PARCEL 04

Deal Analysis Sheet

Compare up to four deals side by side on the same metrics, so "which one" becomes a numbers question instead of a gut-feel one.

PARCEL 05

Development Timeline

A phase-by-phase schedule from acquisition through disposition, with dates that recalculate as durations change.

02Fit check

Built for people doing the deal, not reading about it.

Good fit
  • You're looking at a lot, a teardown, or a small infill site right now
  • You want real numbers before you fall in love with a property
  • You're tired of guessing what a build actually costs per square foot
  • You'd rather run the math yourself than trust a broker's pro forma
Not a fit
  • You're looking for a "get rich in real estate" course
  • You want someone else to underwrite the deal for you
  • You're not planning to touch land, permits, or a contractor anytime soon
03Why listen to me
FIELD
VERIFIED
"I've spent years in construction and building materials in Canada. Now I'm building a real estate development company in the U.S. from scratch, starting in Georgia. These are the exact tools I use — not something I researched to sound credible."
— follow the actual build at @sohrabizad, and see finished work at @izad.development
04Get the files

The Small Developer Starter Pack

Delivered straight to your inbox. Open it in Excel or Google Sheets and start plugging in your own numbers today.

  • Land Due Diligence Checklist
  • Development Feasibility Calculator
  • Construction Budget Template
  • Deal Analysis Sheet
  • Development Timeline

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