Saltmarsh helps real estate developers navigate the financial realities of development with disciplined accounting, proactive tax planning, and coordinated advisory services designed to scale with growing portfolios.
From project-level reporting and entity structuring to investor expectations and financing events, we help developers maintain visibility, reduce risk, and make informed decisions throughout the development lifecycle.
Real estate development is capital-intensive, operationally complex, and constantly evolving. Multiple entities, layered financing structures, project-level reporting, and investor requirements create demands that basic bookkeeping simply can’t support.
Developers need timely financial insight, reliable reporting, and tax strategies aligned with project timelines and capital events.
Saltmarsh provides coordinated accounting, tax, and advisory services that help developers stay ahead of reporting requirements, maintain lender and investor confidence, and keep projects moving forward.
Saltmarsh works with developers managing active projects, multiple entities, and complex capital relationships across a range of development sectors.
Financial statements and reporting that meet the expectations of lenders, investors, and capital partners while supporting transparency and confidence.
Proactive tax planning and compliance aligned with project timelines, entity structures, and major capital events.
Financial visibility, cash flow oversight, and operational support that help developers make informed decisions as portfolios grow.
Real estate developers engage Saltmarsh during the moments that carry the greatest financial complexity, operational pressure, and decision-making risk.
We commonly support clients with:
• Structuring new projects or joint ventures before capital is committed • Preparing financials for lender, investor, or due diligence review • Managing reporting across growing portfolios and multiple entities • Navigating tax implications tied to sales, refinancing, or recapitalization • Addressing audit and compliance requirements from lenders and institutional partners • Filling accounting, controller, or CFO gaps during periods of transitionEach engagement is designed to bring structure, clarity, and confidence to the financial function without disrupting ongoing operations.
Developers choose Saltmarsh because we understand how development businesses operate - not just how accounting works.
Our team understands the financial realities behind development deals, including capital structures, project cash flow, investor expectations, and the operational demands of managing multiple active entities and projects simultaneously.
With a strong presence across Florida and the Southeast, Saltmarsh combines local market insight with the depth and resources of an established advisory firm capable of supporting developers across multi-state portfolios and evolving capital structures.
Our real estate development team brings hands-on experience across accounting, tax, audit, and advisory services for developers managing growth, complexity, and investor expectations.
We work closely with clients to provide coordinated insight that supports better financial visibility, stronger reporting, and more confident decision-making throughout the development lifecycle.
Suzanne is a partner in the tax, accounting, and advisory services, where she leads the compliance and advisory services, including specialty groups of SALT, M&A, Trust & Estate, and CAS. She began her career in public accounting in 2003, with a focus on tax and consulting.
Chuck is a partner who leads audit and assurance engagements. He began his career in public accounting in 1997, focusing on audit and assurance engagements. His primary areas of experience include providing audit and advisory services to clients in the construction, franchising, manufacturing and distribution, defined benefit retirement plans, government contracting, and common interest realty association industries.
Stacie is a supervisor in the Audit & Assurance Services practice of Saltmarsh. She specializes in construction accounting and has established herself as a trusted advisor to many clients within the industry.
Alex is a manager in the Outstourced Accounting Services practice of Saltmarsh. She works closely with clients to provide accounting and advisory support, drawing on her experience serving financial institutions, construction companies, private businesses, and not-for-profit organizations.
We are proud to be members of the following construction and real-estate development-related organizations that allow us to access resources, educational programming and industry insights:
Have a question about our accounting, tax, or advisory services for real estate developers? Below are answers to some of the questions we hear most often. If you don't see your question here, we're always available to start a conversation.
Q: What types of real estate developers does Saltmarsh work with?
A: We work primarily with developers managing multiple active projects, entities, and capital relationships. If you're working on a single property or occasional transactions, we can help connect you with the right resources.
Q: How do you coordinate reporting across multiple project entities?
A: We help developers establish consistent reporting frameworks across entities, consolidate financials at the portfolio level, and meet the specific requirements of individual lenders and investors. Our approach scales with your portfolio.
Q: Do you support developers with institutional capital partners?
A: Yes. We work with developers who have institutional equity partners, family offices, or fund structures. We understand LP reporting requirements, waterfall allocations, and the compliance expectations that come with institutional capital.
Q: When should a developer engage outside accounting or tax support?
A: Common times include rapid growth, new capital relationships, internal staff transitions, or when owners want clearer insight into project performance and overall financial results. Engaging early, especially before new deals close, often yields the best outcomes.
Q: Do you only work with Florida-based developers?
A: Our roots are in Florida and the Southeast, but we serve developers wherever their projects take them, including those managing portfolios across multiple states.
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