@Ben Leybovich my Tesla  has a Vin # and is being assembled LOL..

The advantage for them is that they don't have to assemble a team, find good properties and then manage a rehab project all from a distance and do this while they are busy with work, family and other interests.

Construction jobs can be temporary, versus building a $50M assembly factory, assumes a long-term investment.

I am new to real estate but my wife and I do have some experience with GIS mapping programs and with the help of a couple of friends I have assembled a list of over 65,000 flooded homes in Houston.

Where this is an over/under duplex the ceiling / floor assembly between the two units will need to be fire rated - here that translates into voids filled with fire-rated insulation such as Roxul Safe-n-Sound, resilient channel across the joists and 5/8" fire rated drywall (or the 1/2" dense core fire rated which is super expensive).  

You gotta assemble a team you can trust, thats for sure.  

Whatever it is, you'll need to have some idea of your investment strategy in order to effectively talk with agents and lenders on your team (step 2).2) Assemble your team (agent, lender, property managers, etc.)Now that you have an idea of your buying criteria, you need to assemble your team.

One of the essential parts of business is having a team.I'm assembling a multifamily team of professionals in the Philadelphia area.

I have also noticed that the RTA (Ready To Assemble) Store has excellent pricing as well.  

I used to assemble land for commercial so I familiar with developers.1.