And a general contractor would NEVER sign a customers contract 

I suspect build cost in CA are closer to 400 a foot than 200 like many other areas and of course far higher for the custom homes.

SIH has some marketing gimmick with the Real Estate Guys where they bus unsuspecting retail customers around to the sites to see home being built.

That was enlightening information as his customer relations department has refused to provide any yardstick or timeline on redemption progress. 

People staying for 30-90 days are a completely different customers than someone in a years lease. 

Custom made Bugatti.  

In France, they sell wine.They identified their customers (in your case, reliable tenants) and provided what they wanted to buy (rent).SummaryFollow this proven, step-by-step process to maximize your chances of success and minimize risk in real estate investing.Has this process proven successful?

Maybe it has more to do with the software than the company (although their customer service sucks), in which case you might run into the same issues with other emulators, but it has just been constant headaches.

They now use "Dave" to handle customer inquiries efficiently and promptly. 

Other:  -Custom closets are always well received.