Before contracting on the lot, you should check with the local municipality to verify building requirements, current code requirements, list of required documents, surveys, soil tests, engineered plans, etc.Once you have identified your lot and finalized your estimate its time to build.You or your GC will get the permits.For the final build, there are 2 ways to build, as either a cost plus, or fixed price project.Hope this helps, let me know if you have additional questions.

The company that serves and blessed me over and over again is what you would call a Tax Advisor, not simply a CPA or tax preparer. 

Hehe, I just tested in on our lake house.

So if this is the route you'd like to go, please consult whomever you would be using for your 2024 tax preparation.

How your rental looks when he moves out, well...be prepared for the worst.

@Trenton Pelloquin There are certainly benefits to QBO, including the fact that many in the industry players are using it, which could facilitate delegation of bookkeeping activities and tax preparation. 

You would need to have a rock solid argument prepared for how community benefit (affordable housing?)

Hey Mike, congrats on passing your test!

We set up a couple of "test" inspections for them prior to their coming, to see how legitimate the inspections were. 

Absolutely I would not spend $$ on a cookbook, not everyone cooks, and it will likely just go in the trash.Also, the first few months are when tenants are in the testing phase, so this isn't the time to show them you are a softy, it's the time to go strictly by the lease, and this is a professional relationship.