So, you want to watch tenant credit scores, see the default chart below: FICO Score Pct of Population Default Probability 800 or more 13.00% 1.00% 750-799 27.00% 1.00% 700-749 18.00% 4.40% 650-699 15.00% 8.90% 600-649 12.00% 15.80% 550-599 8.00% 22.50% 500-549 5.00% 28.40% Less than 499 2.00% 41.00% PROPERTY VALUES: What are buyers willing to pay for a property? 

What I'm realizing is that he's really more of a tax preparer and less of a tax strategist, which is really what I need.  

In a perfect world that’s how I would start since it would be a lot easier than buying a home but I’m sure there’s some things I’m overseeing.

Starting small with duplexes or triplexes aligns perfectly with my risk tolerance.

While it was a scary jump at first, we quickly realized this space is actually less competitive.

However I would say those lenders would be more willing than a bank to write the mortgage, and after completion you can refinance it.Overall, its probably easier and better use of your time to just find another house that doesn't require the construction and where the numbers make sense.

This lets both parties separate rather than dragging out the relationship.

I do see lots of self storage and warehouses going up, so my default assumption would be that the old shopping malls do NOT trade for less than build cost, but it's possible that the marketplace is not perfectly efficient. 

Subtract the flat fee buyer agency fee of $6000, meaning the buyer is credited $6,500 at closing.

I also can take out a home equity line of credit on my current home....but I need direction.