Yes, this is what GCs do -- you hand them your scope of work and then make sure it gets done.Of course, the downside is that you're going to pay overhead for the fact that someone else is managing things, hiring the subs, paying the subs, procuring the materials, etc. -- so expect to pay and extra 15-25% if you hire a good GC.

The top package also includes project management with once per week.The entry-level service for investors includes creating a complete design plan for the property, sourcing the materials for 2 rooms, procuring the materials for 2 rooms within your approved budget (we get deep discounts because we're designers and buy through our industry affiliations) and then 2 onsite visits to ensure the materials are what we specified and installed to our specifications.

I'm looking for recommendations for a resource (book, blog, etc) that would be a primer for issues relating to procuring the land, subdividing it, etc.  

As used in this chapter: (A) "Real estate broker" includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration does any of the following: (1) Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate; (2) Offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate; (3) Lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, or auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate; (4) Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate; (5) Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretaker, or janitor, any building or portions of buildings to the public as tenants; (6) Advertises or holds self out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real estate; (7) Directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation of any transaction, other than mortgage financing, which does or is calculated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, or renting of any real estate; (8) Is engaged in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collection of a fee in connection with any contract whereby the broker undertakes primarily to promote the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both, except that this division does not apply to a publisher of listings or compilations of sales of real estate by their owners;

I don't want to dog on realtors, I know I have to raise my game and that's why I'm procuring my license, but in the meantime, I always try to speak to the listing agent, I also changed my strategy and spoke to a non listing agent, but that didn't work either, anyone have any other strategies?

15 minutes to save 15%... or, 7 minutes with...While manually looking up probate leads in various papers is the tried-and-true method of researching the names and file numbers of decedents, we are buying probate properties in multiple states and needed a much more efficient means of procuring leads.If you are in California, search here:  http://www.capublicnotice.com/ and then run the names through your title company database in the appropriate county.

I am not aware of any program that provides funds for procuring a Certification.And yes there are credits for water use reduction.

My dream is to build a true empire that surpasses Donald Trump's, and to be more innovative with my dealings and procurement strategies.

But remember when everyone thought eBay was going to radically change the way we procure merchandise and we wouldn't need centralized distributors like Amazon?

Make sure you aren't just parroting someone else's opinions as your own.