The primary motivation behind this alteration is to incorporate a unique and engaging space, such as an adult playroom or a similarly distinctive area.

What does the investor owner get for all his brain damage and actual risks assumed, I suppose he works for nothing.Never said there weren't GCs with degrees, if the have one in finance, accounting or economics they should understand that one is a paid agent/employee and the other is the owner-risk taker and that there is a clear distinction of rights to profits.The scammer types seem to put themselves out in a residential deal as if they are the engineer or architect, which they are not, nor are their risks or liabilities extended to such heights, yet the want to be treated as if they are in the same domain and be compensated in a similar manner.

If you own the property through an LLC and you treat that LLC as separate and distinct from yourself, then the LLC prevents you from being personally liable and thus it is often a simple argument to have you personally from being removed from the lawsuit or otherwise being found non-liable.Now, with this info you'll want to determine where you land on the cost-reduction vs asset protection continuum.

Local flavor.

Quote from @Mike Dymski: This list has a distinct tilt to it...history, architecture, museums, restaurants, etc...likely based on the magazine's customer profile. 

It made an important distinction for me that I didn't know existed, and that is "above-grade square footaage vs. below-grade square footage.

There is a distinct way to go about this, I've learned through failure and listening to others who are really doing it to scale.  

I've noticed there are 2 distinct avatars in the community.

Also, read up on leases and options.Oh, and you should actually read what I wrote, but maybe you can't discern Discern"To see and identify by noting a difference or differences; to note the distinctive character of; to discriminate; to distinguish." and "To see by the eye or by the understanding; to perceive and recognize.to discern a difference'so you lump it all together to try to justify your position. 

Here's a list of the key distinctions to make in this comparison. 1.