At the time I didn't think she could afford it but right now I'm glad she did.

If you find a lender/mortgage broker that communicates very well and in a very time efficient manner start there to see if they have a product that works.Most of the lenders we have worked with in the past we have done multiple loans with.

If you cant afford to do it right , how will you afford to do it over ? 

Looks like you have a solid plan, compound interest will take care of the rest.Can i ask what mortgage product you intend on going with?

I can’t afford to pay him for a lousy job and stay on budget. 

The goal is sell a product, a venue, a strategy, and everything in between with some responsibility.

Increasing your construction budget by a small amount can have an enormous impact on your overall construction budget, productivity and site safety/insurance premiums.

These may be the easiest because if they are new constructions or full gut rehabs, you can see what the final product value is, and what these developers are buying at.It would be a good skillset to have to actually understand renovation and build cost. 

Typically a holding company is used for large companies like walmart - who has a shipping/transportation company, a real estate arm, the arm that sells the products etc. 

I own a nice, large home in Laguna Hills, Ca that we could no longer afford to live in.