,Something my father and grandfather always taught me is you will less likely be sued if you treat people with respect, understanding, honestly, and within the law.

It's great to have tenants that respect the property like that.

To find the individuals or companys you can go on line to the Secretary of State and do a name search of the company or individual names and their respective filings should come up.

I'll have to respectfully disagree with Alan Mackenthun that a house you live in is an investment.

What ever hat you might wear in a N/P circle you need to be viewed as the expert in your area to command respect of other participants and have the ability to lead them in the direction needed to accomplish the mission.

He is a senior member of this forum and well respected.

Contractors want to be respected, treated fairly, and PAID QUICKLY.

I would imagine quite a few, but my market (92660) isn't anywhere close (with a median price of $1,032,500, it would be tough).So... if you think you have a market where the cost of construction is higher than the cost of the existing inventory, post the zip code and the respective PP/SF so we all can learn a little.

I respect your decision to stay debt free.

With all due respect to the many excellent attorneys I work with daily.Make sure you have the right insurance, and then go do your first deal.