If they mess up, they are messing up working for you.

The house had some signs of foundation settlement when he bought it which were chalked up to age, however it’s clear now that there has been more recent movement (some of this may have been due to an earthquake a few years ago) causing about 3 inches of settlement along this very small house.   

Your better bet may be to bring on an equity partner, just realize that you will probably be giving up 30-50% of the business if you go that route, but in the long run its probably end up doing much better.

Like yard maintenance, trash pick up etc.

Been warning owners about this, but they still want to blame us:(Our February activity was up 51% overall, applications up 18% last week alone.

What a lot of people end up doing, and sadly I'm prone to this as well, is they spend way more time learning then they need to in order to get their first deal done.

Ground up development or new construction - what's the completion date on these builds?

@Tyler GarzaYour "buy a new house, rent the old one, and trade up" strategy is a solid way to build wealth, but there are a few key factors to consider.

I've remodeled dozens of houses and done a handful of ground-up construction and I'll give you some reassurance...

And did you have any time budget overruns, permits taking longer than you expected, or material shortages, contractors not showing up on time- things like that?