Some take some tweaking over time in areas and team members.  2 another reason is I invest in markets where I like to visit or have families. 

This pivot ended up working out because instead of having to wait another 6-8 months for a variance to sell 4 homes at 800k each, I am now able to build two larger homes for just about the same price but am able to sell each for 2.2 to 2.5 million , so I went from a gross profit of 3.2 million to a gross profit of around 4.4 million with a lower building cost. 4 homes would have been approx 650k each to build for a total of 2.6 million where as two larger homes cost 1 million each to build, maybe 1.2 million, either way it ends up being less to build but almost close to the same amount of profit.a. the architect gave me schematics of the buildb. we went over them in stages and made tweaks here and there until I was satisfied with the final schematic2A) Got general liability insurance and preparing to get builders risk, but not paying for it until the building permit is approved3.

You tweak the numbers until you like the result - then you look at the marketplace and most likely find out that you are looking for a unicorn and your expectations are unrealistic.

It seems that SOCAL has opportunities which is great but if we want to stay here, we may need tweak our current strategy.

So 'sourcing' is one thing, but the actual processing of the loan can add up to another month.Even on the refinance, that time with appraisals and underwriting and everything, that timeline would probably need to be increased.Hope that helps tweak it a bit

Aside from a few tweaks I’d suggest.vacancy - I’d budget a bit more based on any potential evictions process and how long it may take to remove tenant you want a safe reserve for potential holding cost.feel free to reach out for answers to any questions.- Gerald Knott, 🇺🇸 Marine Corps Veteran, Buyers Agent @ Realty Mark Cityscape 🌎 

 @John Underwood only thing I would tweak to the good advice you gave is that "break even" at this point is a potential pitfall for her. 

I'm going to tweak my process and see what I come up with. 

A slight tweak, like showing a refinance in year 2 as part of your pro forma instead of year 3-4, can magically boost a 13% IRR deal to 16-17%.

There are several tweaks you need to make to improve your gross.