.: Quote from @Frank Arjun:They gave me minimal paperwork, the whole thing reeked of a scam, I was just too stupid to catch itI agree that you bear personal responsibility for what happened.

Look, just because you can't, which in truth is you don't or won't, has zero bearings on other persons ability to put in the work and make things happen. 

You may have to pay a couple hundred $$, but it's well worth it..Bear in mind that an hour walk-though may or may not uncover everything that will be on the final Scope Of Work....so add 20% to the number that you get from the GC.You will need to do this quite a few times before you will be able to do it yourself, someone said you can after just one time, but that would be wrong.

Same goes for number of LLCs and what to fund them with, since bear in mind that CA tends to be more cumbersome and expensive to have LLCs than other states.California is generally more cumbersome than other states when it comes to taxes and filings.

Those are two bear traps that investors fall into daily that will absolutely demolish you and put such a bad taste in your mouth you may never return.Nobody wants to pay 3 points at 13% on a bridge loan, but if #1 and #2 above go well it will never kill you.

And I would probably look at the smaller houses where you can keep your unit costs down but still rent them at a higher price point relatively speaking. you are arguing one asset class. build a new hotel anywhere in America on any soil it's better than any apartment complex you can own. lower cost per sq ft than type 1 buildings and higher exit. we just ran into that and hotel is way better use after a rezoning application got declined for apartments. hotel is looking much better 

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We have soil made up of mostly clay, rock, and some sand so digging footers or basement of any kind can dramatically drive up costs.

Question, if you have loan, interest bearing only, the loan has the Contruction loan that has not been paid out yet.

Cast iron waste lines become so tuberculated that waste can't pass through, or the joints fail and allow heavy root or soil intrusion.