DEVELOPMENT DEAL TRIAGE —
EARLY SCREENING TOOL
Decide Whether a Development Property Is Worth Pursuing — In Only 5 to 10 Minutes
A first-pass screening tool for land, teardown, and infill opportunities that flags deal-killers, entitlement risk, and execution friction — before you waste weeks chasing parcels that never had a real chance.
This tool is designed to stop marginal deals early — not justify them.
Use this before making an offer or spending money on surveys, drawings, or consultants.
Built for the moment when a deal looks promising — but you’re not yet sure it deserves real time, money, or attention.
Most development deals don’t fail because of something obvious. They fail because of one small issue that gets missed early — access, approvals, neighbors, timing, or costs that don’t show up right away. By the time those problems surface, you’ve already spent months and real money. This tool helps you spot those issues early, before you decide whether a deal is worth more time, more effort, or a quiet walk-away.
How the Deal Triage Works:
Answer a short series of questions about a specific property
The app screens for access, physical constraints, approvals, market risk, and execution friction
You receive a clear RED / YELLOW / GREEN result with a brief explanation of why
Designed to help you decide whether the deal is worth further effort right now
Built from 25 Years of Real-World Development Judgment
The logic inside this app reflects how experienced developers screen land, teardown, and infill deals before committing serious time or capital.
Who This Is For:
You’re looking at land, teardown, infill, ground-up construction, or entitlement-style deals
You need to decide quickly whether a property is worth pursuing
You want to avoid wasting time and soft costs on deals that don’t have legs
You understand this is an early screening tool — not a full feasibility study
Who This Isn't For:
❌Rental cash-flow analysis (NOI, cap rates, BRRRR etc.)
❌Cosmetic fix-and-flip deals
❌People looking for step-by-step training or guarantees
❌Anyone expecting this to replace full due diligence
What You Get...
A fast, structured screening of a specific development property
Clear identification of hard stops, execution risk, and unknowns
It helps you reach your first real decision point — do I make an offer on this property, or walk away — in minutes
An explanation of why the result came back the way it did
This tool is designed to help you make an early go / no-go decision on a development property. It reflects how experienced developers screen deals before committing time, capital, or consultants. It is not a feasibility study, valuation tool, or course, and it does not replace detailed due diligence — it helps you decide whether that work is justified in the first place.
Used by active developers to quickly organize risk, sanity-check assumptions, and decide whether a property is worth pursuing further.
Frequently Asked Questions
✅ How long does it take? Most people complete the triage in 5 to 10 minutes once they have a specific property in mind.
✅ Is this a course or training program? No. This is a screening tool, not education. It helps you decide whether a property is worth further effort before you spend weeks on it.
✅ Does this work in my market? Yes. The questions are based on development realities that apply across markets — access, physical constraints, approvals, timing, execution, and demand — not local tricks or tactics.
✅ What does a RED or YELLOW result actually mean?
RED doesn’t mean “impossible.” It means the deal likely only works with exceptional pricing, control, or strategy OR for experienced developers.
YELLOW means there are manageable risks that should be understood and priced correctly.
✅ Is this a feasibility study or investment advice?
No. This is an early go / no-go filter, not legal, financial, or engineering advice, and it does not replace full due diligence.
✅ What if I want a second opinion on a RED or YELLOW deal?
You’ll have the option to book a paid, deal-specific judgment call to stress-test assumptions and next steps.
Built By An Experienced Developer
This screening tool was built by Darcy Marler, a real-estate developer with 25+ years of hands-on experience evaluating, structuring, and executing land, infill, entitlement, and build-to-sell projects across multiple market cycles.
Over the course of his career, Darcy has been directly involved in 45+ ground-up and value-add development projects, including complex, multi-stakeholder developments requiring zoning approvals, entitlement risk management, financing coordination, and execution oversight — including participation in a horse track and casino development.
The logic inside this app reflects how experienced developers actually think before committing time, capital, consultants, or political capital to a deal — not theory, not checklists, and not hindsight.
This is the same early judgment filter used to decide what’s worth pursuing and what isn’t, long before full feasibility work begins.
This tool exists to stop marginal deals early — not to justify them.
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