Compare similar listings—are they renting while yours sits vacant?

Quote from @Brandon Robertson Quote from @Denise Evans: Do NOT sit by and let him build and then hit him up for a "better price."

There is a gutted duplex that is just sitting in my neighborhood on Nunan St downtown right now.

If you watch the market every day for a couple weeks, you'll quickly learn what is renting and what is sitting on the market.

Quote from @Adolfo Herrera: I recently bought a piece of land(cash) in my hometown in Texas and I am looking to start building a home to sell.The lot sits in a new neighborhood and is in the more affordable side of the Rio Grande Valley.

If similar homes are sitting for 30-70 days, it’s probably a pricing issue.

Unless you bought in D class, very low appreciation area, you should be sitting pretty. 

Sit down with your contractor and write up a quick timeline. 

-With my current role in my career and trajectory, I will be able to make the move out of midland in 1-2 years, so I would love the ability to leave and not worry about my home sitting on the market when we are trying to buy a home in Austin.Those are some of my thoughts and I would love to understand the reasoning for/ against this.

Door knocking and sit down negotiation How did you finance this deal?