Lesson series
Understanding & Valuing Land for Residential and Multifamily Development
What You’ll Learn: Real Skills, Real Scenarios, Fun & Fire Style
Ready to stop guessing at land value and start thinking like a developer? This elective connects the dots between dirt, design, dollars, and decisions. Here is what you can expect to gain:
• Learn a practical, step by step framework for evaluating residential subdivision and multifamily land with clarity and confidence.
• Understand how physical site conditions, zoning pathways, infrastructure demands, and environmental constraints directly impact land value and deal feasibility.
• Connect market data and financial modeling to real world development decisions so you can identify risk, uncover upside, and defend pricing.
• Walk away with tools, real examples, and valuation strategies you can immediately apply in brokerage, development, appraisal, or investment conversations.
Course 4146
Important reminders
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Downloadable Commission Created Manual
The Commission created manual will be emailed in your confirmation email three days prior to the beginning of class. It will also be available for download on the day of class. -
Are you In the right class?
2025-2026 BIC UPDATE COURSE must be completed by June 10, 2026. BIC and BIC eligible must take Broker-in Charge Update (BICUP) in addition to a 4-hour elective. -
We're Watching You!
North Carolina Real Estate Commission attendance requirements apply to this course. Attendance will be strictly monitored. A smart device, tablet, laptop, or desktop with working internet, camera, and audio are required. We create our schedule with your schedule in mind.
donald croteau
Donald is an active broker and REALTOR who is the owner and BIC of the HOMESTEAD Real Estate Group which specializes in land for development. HOMESTEAD works almost exclusively in the land space and transacts about 2500 acres of higher value land all over the state of North Carolina. Their clientele includes landowners, investors, developers and builders from the largest national groups to regional and local groups as well. He has created a 360-degree process for looking at land so that you can determine, and defend, maximum land value for sellers. The process also allows you to support buyers with best pricing models that will help mitigate their risk and maximize their profit potential as well.