Baking a CakeYou can read up on what a cake is, what goes in a cake and go stock up on a bunch of ingredients.  

Yes, that is all correct, especially since we are in a very small town and the property location is fairly remote.

Agree a conversation is in the cards but if anything it would be more than fair to agree to keep the rent flat vs any type of reduction (at least that's my logic).

Ok to be like Fox News Fair and Balance this is a 90 home project I own and have been building out the last 3 years.. on top of the 300 homes i have built over the last 10 years.These are the type of firms that have big cataloges of ready plans . 

I did a bunch of research on this before, and they ended up being the best value (although not the cheapest out of the gate). 

I think you need a little more education and a mindset shift.Real estate investing is a fairly simple process.

Turnkey might be a place to sink a bunch of cash to hedge it for some potential downturn.

You've probably heard of big Landlords losing property, but only because they were flagrantly violating Fair Housing, running a slum, or otherwise violating the law in an egregious manner.

In addition to direct real estate, I invest fairly heavily in index funds.  

It’s a good idea to review local real estate development compensation norms or even consult with a lawyer to ensure the deal is fair.In your uncle’s case, the terms seem fairly favorable to the engineer if he is only handling the development and not contributing any capital.