A very low proportion of homeowners to renters here.

Leverage - you get to legally borrow money to buy an asset, which you generally cannot do in any proportional way on anything else (stocks, etc).

I learned that everything that is tracked improves, and of course I want to know what can make the biz more efficient (=Your assumption that I was spending 30 hours a week on this first deal is enormously out of proportion!

Looking for a good source to estimate construction costs, land fill, compact, foundations, framing, electrical, sheet rock, plumbing, cabinets, paint and finish

what does this magic software do or proport to do.this is the reason I NEVER ever sign up for any free introductory offers on ANYTHING>. 

Pent up demand being "enabled" to action will certainly drive up volume in proportion to the size to which barriers are removed.

The soil below the footing will need to be tamped and packed or over excavated and re-compacted to likely a 90% dry density so you are not being paranoid.

And that's only if I'm ok dumping in ALL the cash we'll get in selling our house (leaving just enough for reserves).In general I think there has been a "compacting" of prices where the less expensive properties have been outpacing the higher priced ones as people end up shopping down market from where they would have with lower rates - Hell the house we are selling in Del Sur I wouldn't buy today, monthly payments would be like 2x what we pay and we only bought it 2.5 years ago!

The OI district is designed for use on sites that have convenient access to arterials, since development of moderate to high intensity is allowed.The OI District is used to implement the Comprehensive Plan within those areas shown as part of the Rural, Suburban, Urban, or Compact Neighborhood Tiers.It looks to me to potentially allow/support residential development. 

Too much debt, too much proportional expenditures on satisfying that debt and still an incredible amount of easy capital in the financial system.