, whether there's a high water table that encroaches on any underground utilities or foundations (and does that water table have significant seasonal water level variations), encroachments by roads or other improvements on your property, limitations imposed by easements or rights of way, etc.

I really don't know the market there well enough to guess the definitive answer but I know when I break down the data in my own market, I see a wide variation in price trends in the individual price bands.

@Deirdre Lizio like any business, you will encounter customers that:1) Appreciate great service and are willing to pay for it2) Appreciate great service, but are price sensitive3) Only care about the lowest price, yet unrealistically expect great service4) Multiple variations of the above...Unfortunately, the majority of us default to #3:(

There are slight Regional variations in labor prices, but it's not as large a discrepancy as people think.

You need to file the same variation of form 1099 that you received and send a copy to the recipient.Help, anybody?

As explained earlier, it will be some variation of this: average daily balance times the monthly periodic rate (or some similar formula - check the terms of your HELOC) plus 1/120th or some similar fraction of the principal balance to arrive at the monthly payment (a.k.a. compound interest).Ask your CPA or other financial professional to review it with you.Also, talk to someone who fully understands the mortgage acceleration strategy.

If it looks like you can subdivide, then you can sketch out a preliminary plan or several variations to give you a sense of how many lots you can build.     

This one requires a very specific tenant who values that feature.This variation got me thinking: How can I identify more properties like my first one?

This is a variation of the above strategy, except you do not dump the investment.

This is a variation of the above strategy, except you do not dump the investment.