And very rarely does a market hold it's position measured over decades as there is a natural cycle of growth, maturity, decline, redevelopment, growth, maturity, decline, redev...... - OPPORTUNITY COST: The 1 constant in life is CHANGE.

In hindsight I can see all the mistakes I made but...pura vida.I do my proformas and try to calculate returns but I don't measure the value of investments purely on these terms like some others who've responded to you.

So there is something said to go at a measured pace as a beginner… even if only your first couple of deals.  

I've used an online designer before, you send her photos, measurements of the room and existing furniture, and your budget and she presents you with design options and the links to buy!

Or, one the gov. loves to bring in, wire transfer illegal in whatever measure pulling from civil into criminal. 

 @Patrick Pan not all states take such measures, and you can ask a reputable tenant screening company in your area how that works.  

= 1,085  Some of the thinning's are saleable.At 25 years harvest 1,085 trees.You measure at the small diameter end of the log. 

Hiring an architect to assist you costs a few hundreds of EURs and they will check that the property is legal, they will take the right measures (in the end you often buying per m2) and guide you along the process.

A lot of people in the current fire area had their insurance canceled lately and are really screwed, Reminds me of Florida and the insurance problem caused by the hurricanes. also thing of the Lahina fire on Maui there was no forest there freak down slope winds and buildings that were built with very dry timber with no fire protection in mind.. this stuff happens.If were gonna use fires as a measure of "good" or "bad" than Canada is hell and most of the country should evacuate because holly-heck do they have fires galore. 

Hopefully, based on actual field measurements, past project data, and estimating software, your contractor can develop a detailed estimate that lays out the cost of labor and all materials for each phase of the project.