I do have connections with contractors in Southern oregon, I also do contract myself here in San Diego, and also have a real estate agent I've known for many years ive been working with in southern Oregon on finding investment homes. my question is if there are any other investors i couod network with that have experience in that market, maybe willing to lend a few words of advice on my first REI. any help is appreciated -Andres

Does anyone in Orlando have recommendations for contractors who do this kind of work?

Specifically I am looking for a good, trustworthy, investor friendly general contractor from the area to work.

In Pennsylvania, you cannot just hire an MLO to handle origination unless you already have a state lending license and everything that goes with having that license.FYI: The typical MLO will not be qualified to advise you on all you need to know.

The way I look at it is this, if I keep my construction business separate, pay the business as if I was paying a contractor then I would see that expense as a right off, where as, if I combine the two, have the flipping business acting also as the contractor the I would not reap the deductions, as my only expenses would be materiel and labor where as if I separate the two, my construction side would bid the job as a normal contractor.

Signing the waiver will block you from getting a commission because you will be in violation of several state rules and probably the licensing act itself if you say you are only an investor while acting as a broker.

Since I took my break I got my real estate license and have been researching my market to get an idea of where I'm standing. 

Are you assigning the contract or double closing?

I am not far from getting my real estate license.

Michael:  I paid $500 bucks for some remodeling plans (yucca valley architect who is quas-retired) and he connected me to engineer/ and Title 24 guy  (new construction also requires soil test engineering and sometimes water flow testing for the water district)but I think 1000-1500 is probably  low end and 3500-5000 is high endI'm working on a hew house in pioneertown and I'm interviewing builders/general contractors (who have plans in their archives that were approved) -many plans approved in 2015 aren't valid.. because of the Title 24 increases every year and the 2016 codeNathan: exciting. yucca NEEDS some new apartments!