You need to become more of a transactional engineer to facilitate the desired outcome Brian, it goes with experience and knowing how to apply your talents and knowledge to achieve the ultimate goal, just as in life.

The list price is 165K and I am currently waiting for an inspector and license engineer to take a look at it.

I would think a consultant would be more independent, marketing services to the general public in certain areas of consultation.An architect or engineer would be a consultant.There are many areas of professional practice in real estate, accounting, economics, law, engineering, finance, marketing and management, enviornmental and physical sciences, geology, hydrology and more I'm sure.

I'm a full time engineer at the moment, and looking to get into Multi-Family rentals.

Don't get caught up in the engineering side of a deal.Make your offer.Get an acceptance.Tell escrow the terms and your buyer's name.Let them figure it all out and mail you a check when the dust settles.Cash your check and keep looking for more deals.It REALLY is that easy.

We've ivy league, medical, HBCU, engineering, sports etc higher education right in our town.

Hey Christina,According to ConsumerReports.org, the national average cost of a bathroom remodel is $16000, so say $20k with a $4k fudge-factor when engineering your deal (I always round up to the next $5000 when planning.

Yeah, the BP engine mangles some parts of the link, so google search for this:site: biggerpockets.com/forums fractured condoBut take away the space between "site:" and the letter "b".

Jason Brooks , we just had a whole hour on septic systems from a septic installation and title V inspector, along with a design engineer.

Did flight test engineering with them tho, a lot with UAVs, and now that I quit them I'm back to instructing (yay!)