What I’ve been taught by my mentors is get clear about your goals then reverse engineer how to get there.

If you don’t have a background/experience in construction / civil engineering / surveyor how would you know how to allocate it?

Use "Engineering fabric" TX180 or TX 160 if possible. 

But instead of being a powerful engine for your deals, it feels like another piece of clunky software you have to babysit.

My background is as a structural engineer (licensed in ~20 states), and over the years I’ve seen firsthand how engineering/design input can make or break a value-add project.I’m curious how others here have structured partnerships when one partner brings specialized skills (like engineering/architecture, general/specialty contractors) in addition to capital.Do you attempt to treat them as a straight equity partner, as a reduced cost service provider with upside or something more creative?

I have moonlighted for several Architects and through hard work and good fortune stumbled on an opportunity to become an apprentice electrical engineer. 10 years later I am a senior engineer, together with my wife, have a decent portfolio of Real Estate.

Airbnb operates as an interest-based algorithm, rewarding listings that grab attention and keep potential guests clicking.

At the same time I am paying for my child's college education to become a mechanical engineer.  

Specifically I'd like to model the properties I already own as it will help me learn how to check algorithmiaslly-estimated and/or wargamed values against real life actual numbers: this will help me understand that validity of the estimation algorithms.

Multi-unit insurance underwriting is more involved.Structural engineer need for modest building subsidence.