If not, that's on you.I would've paid him a more fair amount and got a soft & firm estimation on completion, and priced him to do it on the quicker of the two with no workmanship issues.

Effectively, you get 6 years of experience through 6 weeks of this course, saving precious time and boosting success sooner.I already have about $300K soft-committed through just a few contacts I've been able to do my pitch for.

I'm thinking I may need to seal/coat the exterior walls - one person I talked to thinks moisture may be coming in from the walls and getting sucked into the soft bricks.

If you're seeing soft sports in the market find the perfect property and negotiate hard on price.

No soft check? 

We usually like to see the land purchased and the permits in hand before we fund the construction phase, but the amount spent on the land and other soft costs go towards the down payment.

And the soft costs can easily pass 100K before your project even starts. 

I think you will find it is not possible to act as your own GC for such a build in your town/county on a new construction project that you do not intend on living in.I also question your costs, as you have indicated that you plan to build a 5000ft2 house for $750k, including land, soft and hard costs. 

You are hurting other investors and values in your area being soft on them.

As for an offer, start with your ARV and subtract out your renovation costs, financing costs, a reserve amount for contingencies, any profit margin if you plan on flipping it, closing costs for both the buy and sell sides, and soft costs for the permitting, etc.