The next house you remodel or build, put blocking between the studs where you plan to mount toilet paper and towel racks. 

If the market is soft, cap rates go up because buyers aren't willing to pay as much for the income stream, usually because they think that the income stream isn't going to go up much, if at all, or might even go down.

Have seen newspaper, wrapping paper, cardboard, black plastic garbage bags, towels etc. 

@Jeff Shumway no I just looked at other online lenders like better.com that approve using soft checks.

@Dave Stokley good point haha..I am usually the cynic but I think him being a marine hit a soft spot

Pitcher  You owe me some Boudin and soft shell crabs.  

It may be worth looking into Soft Money (alternative to Hard Money) financing.

Sweet Home Alabama would play softly on the hi-fi.

There are a lot of variables to determining the cost of development.. hard costs, soft costs, financing costs, holding costs, etc.

However, if your inspection were to uncover a few items missed in your initial walkthrough, such as a soft spot in subflooring or an electrical issue, it’s a lot easier to ask for $1,000 here or there compared to a complete $30,000-$50,000+ rehab.The obvious answer is yes, bring your general contractor with you during the initial tour.