We thought it may be possible to build two small slab style houses and rent them out.

With our transient life style, the class/appreciation goals single family just made sense.I hope to invest in commerical, apartment and vacation rentals but I am sure something else will come up in between.

Also in search of an investor-oriented GC.

As I am sure you know, this site is full of great information and everyone has a different "style" and goal.

I put that in quotes, because it's really more of an old style correspondence course, with online testing and materials.

Its so Barney style a two year old could understand it.

We invested all of my income into 2 pure rentals before we were transferred again.We use our transient military career to invest in personals because they have 1) cheaper down payment 2) Lower interest ratesWe live off of one income (my husband's) using mine when it exists (it can take awhile for me to re-establish myself in a new area) into  pure rentals.Because of our transient life style causing home to be "relevant" to the current set of orders.

We invested all of my income into 2 pure rentals before we were transferred again.We use our transient military career to invest in personals because they have 1) cheaper down payment 2) Lower interest ratesWe live off of one income (my husband's) using mine when it exists (it can take awhile for me to re-establish myself in a new area) into pure rentals.Because of our transient life style causing home to be "relevant" to the current set of orders.

Sometimes you just rename a room, put a closet and a door on it (like a dining room) and you have a cheap rehab that gets you a big value boost.What type/style of house is it?  

If they (developers, almost certainly, not the city) are building "new urban" style mixed use buildings and that is something desirable in your area, this will have a very positive effect on your property.