As a spec builder I am always interested in seeing what others are doing around the country. I regularly check in on the threads that have posts showing the progress of various projects, and thought it might be a good if we had a forum dedicated to that, where people can find those posts easily. If you are a builder that is currently documenting your build or would like to do so on future builds, what do you think about having a forum dedicated to that, so that it makes it easy for members to find the threads? @John Blackman @Kenneth Bell @Jay Hinrichs @Jon Klaus and of course @J Scott and any others! I know J has set the bar very high on documenting his builds, and it's not necessary to be as detailed as he is, but to be willing to update regularly with pics and posts. Are you a member that is interested in following along on the threads of those doing new construction? Please chime in.

@Joshua Dorkin @Brandon Turner With the new housing economy rebounding in many areas @Karen Margrave has a great idea for this new forum area. I have built 4 new addresses from 2009 to 2012. I will build 12 in the next 12 months and 44 over the next 3-5 years. New construction is a market that should be very interesting to member here that are involved in rehabs and investing. Most of the skills that going into rehabbing will transfer to new construction. Heck I have done both and New Construction is easier since I don't have to worry whats behind the walls. I would be glad to document my recent purchase of 23 duplex lots I will be constructing myself over the next few years.

For those wanting to see a build using time lapse photography, check out @Jay Hinrichs here: Jay Hinrichs Youtube Video of build Please be sure to leave your comments!

Let me add . . . if people start doing something similar with rehabs and other projects that they want to document from start to finish, we definitely would want to see those too. I know that @J Scott has gotten a ton of new networking opportunities as a result of the few threads he created like this.

@Karen Margrave Happy to do so.. I don't know how to attach anything to this site or any other site that is.. my guys send me a u tube I think.. and I just look at it.. and then I forward the e mail to others. I have one done now on a house I closed last week. then we have our new build that is going to be on the show Southern Charm that is being professionally done and will air on TV in the south east happy to share that. I need to start doing this in Oregon as well I have 3 starting on the Oregon coast this month so I can take shots of 80 MPH winds and sideways rain and my crews working in the rain when if they were in CA they would be home LOL... but yes that would be great. and it would be great if someone helped me with how to post this stuff I got asked to do a pod cast for BP but I can't do it because I don't know how to do Skype or use a chat thingee or a camera. I just thought they would call me on the phone.. like when I do radio shows.

Way ahead of you Karen,makeready made one post and will do more. Thanks and congrats on getting that topic as an official BP forum.

Ask and you shall receive . . . We've got a new forum for you guys -- Investor Deal Diaries -- thanks to a solid lobbying effort from @Karen Margrave . I hope more of you will start to share your deals from start to finish!

OK!! Now everyone that has deals that are in progress, maybe you can start a new thread, or take the one you having going on already and post it there! @John Blackman , @Lynn Currie , @Jay Hinrichs , @J Scott @Kenneth Bell @Todd Whiddon , Account Closed and others!

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