I choose a grayish shingle style and used a 30-year architectural shingle.

If you we're going into Medicine, Architecture, Engineering, etc..., you wouldn't think twice about spending $100,000's of dollars for the education needed. 

. +/- $15000 and there are several options within a couple blocks that have more architectural appeal.Apjones is a bit on the edge of the desirable business area for the non-family buyers.The weather this week is going to be very nice... there should be a lot of people out looking.

I just recently got out of the United States Marine Corps and now I am about to start a college course for architecture. 

@David Sisson You've provided a ton of value via BP on all things architectural, zoning, ordinances, etc so I'm hoping I can repay it slightly. 

It's crazy how quickly you can go from a decent neighborhood with beautiful architecture to crappy apartment buildings which are crumbling into the ground occupied by drug addicts.I'll be looking for a PM company in the L/A area sooner rather than later.

About 15 years ago the architecture firm I worked at had the driveway in the middle of a street pole location.

Typically, property value add of site control comes AFTER the site is fully entitled for the new development and someone has to funds soft costs--preliminary design architecture fees, design fees, legal fees, potential contractor consultation (to get #s). 

To all you land developers out there, are you able to finance soft costs (civil engineering and architecture)? 

.#3 Contact Local Contractors for PricingCall local Subcontractors and get budget pricing for common repairs on your typical rehab project.For example, call a roofer and ask what their average cost per Square of Architectural Asphalt Shingle Roofing would be on a 1,500 sf house, with a 6/12 pitch.Note: Some contractors will be reluctant to share pricing without seeing the property, but tell them you are just looking for a rough budget number you can use on future projects.#4 Compile Your Prices into a Spreadsheet or Estimating SoftwareOnce you start to get a better understanding of Labor and Material costs you will want to store this data into a spreadsheet or software that you can use to help you streamline the estimating process.The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs comes with a spreadsheet that you can use to help you populate your own database of labor pricing and material pricing.