You're just looking for a contractor, or an engineer first to provide you plans for grading? 

From experience, it really helps to line up a good local lender, engineer, and GC early — it makes everything way smoother.

Patterns show up faster than emotions do.Rising repair costs haven’t hurt us as much because we engineered the operations to reduce the number of unknowns.

What skills or partnerships should I be focusing on building first (GC, architect, lender, engineer, etc.)?

Many people argued he should use a twin-engine plane for reliability—if one engine failed, the other would keep him aloft.

The firm I work for does this to an extent for our engineering projects, but we also regularly work with other consultants that only do this when the client brings them on board.

I’m not against using debt at all — I know it’s basically the engine that makes real estate work.

Definitely agree that this region is under-served on BiggerPockets — happy to explore how local permitting and engineering factors could support additional pipeline deals here. lets hop on the phone and chat later this week I am in the mountains of Utah fishing right now.. later this week will work though

I was an engineering consultant at a firm before transitioning full time into real estate.

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