Online Courses

Our online courses are designed to arm you with the knowledge to locate, entitle, and permit land for residential and commercial projects.

Each session is led by an industry expert from our team. Upon completing the courses, you’ll earn your Samara Land Partner Certification.

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The online course program will cover the following topics:

In this session you’ll learn:

  • Finding the right site
  • Understand the seller
  • Building a great entitlement team
  • Preliminary Site Evaluation
  • Who is your buyer?
  • Assign, Develop or Hold?
  • Audience Q&A

In this session you’ll learn:

  • How to find the right civil engineer
  • Disciplines or specialties
  • Hierarchy for research
  • Next Step Due Diligence
  • Local and State Regulations

In this session you’ll learn:

  • Site Analysis
  • Determining Property Yield
  • What Other Professionals Need to be Hired
  • Creating a Master Map
  • Audience Q&A

In this session you’ll learn:

  • What are Entitlements
  • Entitlements vs Due Diligence
  • What’s It Going to Take & How Long Will It Take?
  • Entitlement Formats & Process
  • 4 Stages of Entitlement
  • The Art of Entitlement
  • Conditional Zoning, Planned Development, & Long Range Planning
  • Land Use Attorney Role
  • Don’t Forget Your Contract

In this session you’ll learn:

Phase I

  • Purpose, Cost, and Timelines
  • Recognized Environmental Conditions
  • Other Environmental Conditions
  • Vapor Encroachment
  • Non-Scope Considerations/Haz Materials

Phase II

  • Media and Contaminants
  • Emerging Contaminants
  • Scope and Risk Tolerance
  • Project Examples
  • Considerations

Phase III – Site Remediation

  • Remedial Action
  • Land Use Restrictions
  • Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Agreements

In this session you’ll learn:

  • What does the developer want and need?
  • Constraints of Land Development
  • What is Jurisdictional?
  • Surface Water Buffers
  • Permits: Types and Timing
  • Mitigation Costs
  • Project Examples
  • Other Environmental Concerns
  • Pond Drainage
  • Data Sources
  • Watershed Tiers
  • Natural Disaster Emergency Permitting

In this session you’ll learn:

  • Looking at GPS
  • Soils from Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS)
  • Vegetation
  • Topography
  • Lot Yield Maximization
  • Types of Septic Systems
  • Costs
  • Audience Q&A

In this session you’ll learn:

  • History of Traffic Engineering
  • Traffic Study or Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA)
  • Road Ownership
  • Who Requires a TIA?
  • Importance of Communication for Project Approval
  • What Determines the Cost of a TIA?
  • FAQ

In this session you’ll learn:

  • Non-recourse Lending for Land Development
  • Qualifications
  • Lending Criteria
  • Application Process
  • Importance of a Win-Win Relationship
  • Equity Requirements
  • Lender Exit Strategy
  • Project Examples

Pricing

Enrollment Fee

One-time Enrollment Fee includes all online course content and first 90 days of Partnership Support.

$995

30 Day Money Back Guarantee.
Enrollment Fee

One-time Enrollment Fee includes all online course content and first 90 days of Partnership Support.

$1,995 $995

30 Day Money Back Guarantee
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30-day 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee.

It's simple. If you are not satisfied for any reason within the first 30 days, you may request a full refund of your enrollment fee.

To request a refund, email info@samaralandpartners.com within 30 days of your initial enrollment fee being processed. We will review your request and respond with the next steps.

Partnership Support

Monthly fee for Partnership Support begins after 90 days.

$90

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The Monthly Fee for Partnership Support provides ongoing access to the Samara team for support, project vetting, potential funding opportunities, and connections to builders and buyers. It also includes continued access to updated course content, live workshops, webinars, and newsletters.

What’s Next?

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