Books by Carter Froelich
Infrastructure finance, written for the developer who builds.
A practical library of infrastructure finance, development planning, reimbursement management, and land value frameworks built from more than 40 years of real-world project experience.
The Land to Lots™ Trilogy
A complete playbook for development finance.
Three practical books covering the full development lifecycle — planning the project, executing the financing strategy, and managing reimbursements through completion.
The complete development finance playbook.
The full Land to Lots™ Trilogy brings together planning, execution, and management frameworks for master-planned community development.
Individual Books
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Each title translates complex development finance concepts into practical frameworks for evaluating opportunities, structuring capital, managing reimbursements, and protecting project value.
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Land to Lots™
How to borrow money you don’t have to pay back.
Land to Lots™ introduces developers and homebuilders to special district financing, including MUDs, PIDs, CFDs, and TIRZs, and shows how these tools can fund public infrastructure without draining project capital.
This is the starting point for development teams looking to understand how public infrastructure finance can support stronger capital efficiency and long-term project performance.
Land to Lots™ Trilogy · Book 1
Fields to Fortune
Plan for success and maximize your returns.
Fields to Fortune lays the financing groundwork, covering capital access, entitlement management, and The Launch Sequence® framework for mapping out a development strategy built to hold up at the lender’s table.
The book helps developers translate vision into a clear, executable capital and development plan before construction begins.
Land to Lots™ Trilogy · Book 2
Activating Your Fortune
Master the execution of your development plan.
Activating Your Fortune provides a step-by-step framework, including the Project Financing Checklist™, to keep development projects funded, on schedule, and insulated from common financing risks.
It is designed for teams moving from strategy to execution and looking to reduce avoidable delays before they surface on site.
Land to Lots™ Trilogy · Book 3
Counting Your Fortune
Managing your bigger future.
Counting Your Fortune introduces the third leg of The Launch Sequence®: The Management Process, designed to ensure reimbursement potential is captured across active master-planned communities.
It helps development teams understand the operational discipline required to manage costs, reimbursement documentation, and district-related value after financing closes.
Land Value Framework
Engineering Land Value
The proven framework to reduce risk, unlock cash, and maximize returns.
Engineering Land Value breaks down land residual analysis into a practical playbook, equipping developers with the tools to enhance land value or identify non-viable projects before committing capital.
The book gives development teams a clear way to evaluate which levers can reduce risk, improve project feasibility, and protect returns.
About the Author
Carter Froelich
Founder & Managing Principal, Launch DFA
With more than 40 years of experience in real estate development, Carter Froelich has been formulating and implementing land-secured financing solutions for master-planned communities and residential development projects across the country.
Each publication reflects the frameworks, checklists, and strategic principles he applies on every engagement, making complex infrastructure finance accessible to the professionals who need it most.
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