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Develop Land Like a Real Estate Pro

When you miss key details, development projects get messy. SiteMentor gives you the clarity you need to see issues early and avoid costly surprises.

Free Development Due Diligence Checklist with Guide

A quick, high-level checklist with guide document for a site's real estate development potential. Flag the key zoning issues, land use constraints, and development opportunities — ideal for early-stage decision making.

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Real Estate Development Is Complex And Risks Are Everywhere

Soil conditions, easements, utilities, city policies and communication challenges are all waiting to derail your project.Miss the right question at the wrong time, and you’re stuck chasing approvals, revisiting designs, and reworking your pro forma. The result?

  • Schedule Delays

  • Cost Increases

  • Eroded Profit

  • Missed Promotions

Expensive technology and applications can support you but they won't give you certainty. Real momentum comes from clarity: knowing the next critical step, the risk you must address now. That is the key to project success.

Ask Smarter Questions. Build Better Projects.

Professional, field-tested development checklists and guides are what you need to spot red flags, mitigate risks, and plan your next move with confidence.Instead of guessing, scrambling, or hoping you didn’t miss something, follow a clear path that cuts through confusion, keeps you ahead of problems, and helps you develop like a pro.

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SiteMentor Toolkit

$39.99

  • A Detailed Due Diligence Checklist + Guide

Assess sites with over 150 prompts built for Canadian real estate development projects.


  • A Back of Napkin Proforma + Guide

Explore potential returns, assess feasibility and calculate residual land value.


  • A Stakeholder Engagement Planner

Map interest holders and set a communication strategy.

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Tools Built By Real Estate Developers

We’ve lived the frustration of complex policies, shifting requirements, and the hidden risks that show up at every stage of a project. SiteMentor is shaped by over a decade of hands-on real estate development work.

  • We designed tools to give you clarity and confidence

  • We want to help you avoid surprises and move faster

We believe better tools for development projects leads to better communities for everyone.

SiteMentor Steps

  • 1. Get the Toolkit

Buy the SiteMentor ToolKit, which includes checklists, templates, and a guide built for real estate and land development. Excel based checklists allow you to revise as your project needs.

  • 2. Follow the Framework

Use the built-in examples, prompts, and guide to ask the right questions for your development project.

  • 3. Develop like a Pro

Run faster, cleaner, more predictable projects — without the costly surprises.

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Real Estate Development Insights & Lessons

Get free, real-world lessons and insights from the development field. Our team provides real examples from projects so your team can learn and develop better projects and better communities.