They taught us Owner financing and made it seem all peaches and cream which it isn't, and as if that was the norm and was a brand new state of the art best thing ever way to take down deals.

even when it does constrict a little bit it seems to come roaring back.. the culture of tech is just off the charts for most anyone from the mid west rust belt manufacturing  sector.I got to make a quick presentation at Google headquarters on real estate investing.. and was given the tour of the campus.. one just cannot comprehend the perks and working environment  not to mention the creaming of the top minds coming out of collage.. 

If I were buying I would pick a dog near the T over a cream puff where I had to catch a bus to the T in February. 

Builders got CREAMED.

I drawn up a site plan , looks like the 10k sqft building will fit, the land is flat and almost rectangle, with set back and required landscape, I still have 52+ parking.I plan to build and hold on it, as a steady income for retirement,  maybe use one or two unit by myself, as my wife always want to try a coffee/ice-cream/yogurt  shop. 

I agree as well with Jason, but color is a personal preference, I prefer a cream tanish with darker trim, forest green looks good on smaller homes and a burgandy door will make it pop.

As we used to say in the Navy, "the cream always rises to the top."

This reminds me of my 8th grade class president trying to bribe people with longer study halls, a vending machine and soda fountain in the room and ice cream fridays.

Like all good markets, the cream should rise to the top if there is more transparency and accountability. 

The cream rises to the top and in my opinion the top 4 Real Estate crowdfunding sites at the moment are Realty Mogul, Patch of Land, Realty Shares,  and RealCrowd.Jon, I think your wrong on the funds as well.