You are in another state trusting that your agent is doing what he says he is- Id creative on how he can involve you more- If its just a design issue there should be solutions to that.

I believe that I earned a reputation that I truly felt I deserved and that was of someone who would freely help others and was willing to engage in good conversation and debate.

In regards to painting, your cost will be impacted by the house design.

Never got around to designing a form, but have seen many recommendations for doing an exit survey as to why tenants are leaving.

Then, down the road, when you actually have assets that need to be protected you can engage a good attorney who will help you protect your assets from a 360 degree perspective.The gurus tout using LLCs and other entities because it stops people asking them why they don't do any deals the way they say their students should.

If you have a good customer in mind, and they want to work with you on the design/build, that might be a great fit.But I don't think the model is mainstream enough yet to be developing these types of properties (SRO or shared housing) "on spec".

With a recent job loss it become very clear that I needed to become engaged in an area that I always felt drawn to.

Usually a basic package will be provided and if the buyer asks for anything else the seller and listing broker will request additional proof of funds first and if some finance other lender items showing if they engage the buyer they are ready to do a deal.

He told me, "it will change your life".So far, it looks like a great opportunity to connect my design and build skills with a financier interested in rehabilitating a rental property in the East Bay.I am just familiarizing myself with the site so far, and am looking forward to making connections with like-minded counterparts.

LOL, well, if my brain would engage at the same rate my fingers flew and spell check were working, I wouldn't need to edit, but just have to appear to the whole world that my spelling and grammatical errors are ignored.....