A typical five-piece surround is held together with glue and caulk, and without maintenance, it will fall apart and just cause you more problems.Instead, go ahead with a two-piece surround or even a tile surround.

If you are buying in a LLC there is typically a loan agreement and personal guarantee that is common

To streamline design choices, create a design guide or "mood board" beforehand to stay consistent with finishes that match the neighborhood's expectations.For monitoring progress, a property manager can sometimes oversee construction, but it’s typically better to rely on the GC for updates.

Also be aware that cash out refinances typically have slightly higher rates than initial purchases or just rate and term refinances.

Hi @Regina Story, I am having the same problem with Stessa, I have local banks that recently changed name and website and I am unable to link accounts.

So if the opening bid is 600k you need 600k in cashiers check typically I know out west here you cant bring a personal check I have beat others out when they thought they could just write a check and I presented my cashiers check. 

Yes, typically for accredited investors only (although they often accept up to 100 investors).I have seen a rare TIC based one and yes...more typically DST.

These are really questions for your attorney - the more typical scenario for a jv like this is you have a new LLC where you are the manager of the LLC and the investor also owns a percentage of it.that way you don't have to deal with transferring it etc. 

Quote from @Brandon Croucier: 20% down is terrific on land.It’s a non income producing asset which has increased volatility, typically I see 65 LTV max on land as of late.Thank you Brandon!

Many who want to scale  fail to take this into consideration,  take on too many projects at once, have no capital to advance the construction and ultimately get stuck in mud unable to advance any of their projects.