Aerial view of Arizona high-desert rangeland at golden hour

Red Dirt Property · Phoenix, Arizona

We acquire, entitle, and develop Arizona land.

Red Dirt Property is a private land development firm. We source overlooked parcels, resolve what makes them hard — access, title, zoning, water — and develop residential, commercial, and industrial ground across the state.

AcquisitionDirect-to-owner sourcing
EntitlementZoning · Plats · Access · Water
DevelopmentResidential · Commercial · Industrial

The Firm

Ground truth, at scale.

Most land trades on guesswork. We built the machinery to remove it — a proprietary parcel-intelligence platform covering every county in Arizona, and the field discipline to walk what the data flags. The result is a pipeline others don't see — residential subdivisions, commercial pads, and industrial corridor ground — underwritten before we ever make an offer.

24+
Years of combined land & development experience
500K+
Arizona parcels underwritten through our proprietary data platform
15/15
Arizona counties covered, corner to corner
120+
Acres currently moving through entitlement

Capabilities

Four disciplines. One through-line.

Every engagement runs the same arc — find the parcel, fix what's broken, structure the capital, deliver the exit. See how we work →

01

Land Acquisition

Off-market sourcing driven by our statewide parcel database — ownership, tax status, access, structures, water — refreshed continuously and underwritten before first contact.

  • Direct-to-owner origination
  • Entity & estate resolution
  • Distress and probate signals
02

Entitlement & Planning

We take raw ground through the approvals that create value — splits, plats, zoning, legal access, and water — working directly with county planning, engineers, and title.

  • Lot splits & subdivision platting
  • Access & recorded right-of-way resolution
  • Well, water & utility diligence
03

Capital & Structuring

Deals are structured alongside national land funds and private capital — joint ventures, single-purpose entities, and assignments matched to each project's risk and timeline.

  • JV structures with institutional partners
  • Single-purpose entity formation
  • Title & escrow coordination
04

Disposition

Entitled ground moves to the buyers built for it — regional and national homebuilders, infill developers, and end users — through a network we maintain deal over deal.

  • Builder & developer placement
  • Retail infill lot programs
  • Assemblage & portfolio exits

Where We Work

Arizona, corner to corner.

From White Mountains timber ground to Sonoran infill, we operate statewide — residential subdivisions in the high country, commercial pad assemblages in growth towns, and industrial positions along Arizona's emerging trade corridors.

High-country meadow and ponderosa pines near Show Low, Arizona
Navajo · Apache Counties

The High Country

Sonoran desert land with saguaros outside Phoenix
Maricopa · Pinal Counties

The Valley & Corridors

Highway corridor crossing open Arizona desert
Statewide

Commercial & Industrial

Subdivision plat and survey documents

The Discipline

Value is created before the purchase, not after.

Access. Title. Zoning. Water. Every parcel we control has already been taken apart on paper — recorded easements traced, right-of-way chains verified, county zoning confirmed at the source. When we bring ground to a partner, the hard questions are already answered.

The Principals

Two people. Every deal.

Red Dirt runs deliberately lean — the person who underwrites your parcel is the person who signs the contract, and the person who answers the phone. Meet the team →

David Brizendine, Principal — Development & Entitlement

David Brizendine

Principal — Development & Entitlement

Seventeen-plus years in real estate and land development. David leads entitlement strategy and the relationships that move projects — county planning, engineering, title, and the builder network that takes delivery of finished ground.

Nathan Mikesell, Principal — Acquisitions & Underwriting

Nathan Mikesell

Principal — Acquisitions & Underwriting

Seven-plus years in Arizona land. Nathan sources and underwrites every acquisition — and built the proprietary parcel-intelligence platform behind the firm's pipeline, covering half a million parcels statewide.

Contact

Have ground to sell, or capital to place?

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PrincipalsNathan Mikesell · David Brizendine
BasePhoenix, Arizona
FocusArizona land, statewide
EntitiesRed Dirt Property Group, LLC