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31 December 2024 | 0 replies
The Detailed Engineering Cost Estimate Approach is typically used for the purchase of used property.SURVEY OR LETTER APPROACHOnce a site inspection has been completed and all components of a property have been determined, your specialist will send a survey or letter to the contractors or subcontractors to request they provide the cost of each of the items.
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14 February 2025 | 161 replies
So it takes comprehensive knowledge of the market trends, zoning laws, the local municipalities approval process, survey cost, subsoil conditions, irrigation requirements, development cost, utilities (gas, power and internet), city water or well water, city sewer or POSW to name just a few...A builder developed the farm field next to our SD, bought it for $1.5M and wanted to build 25 homes as a conservancy subdivision.
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13 January 2025 | 30 replies
One symptom is leases that have not been renewed or increased in years, but you also find a lot of deferred maintenance.I do a survey about rent increases with our RPA members every year here in Milwaukee and most of them have between 5 and 50 units.
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30 December 2024 | 7 replies
I'm not an attorney or expert in AP specifically, but do have a working knowledge of it for Civil engineering/survey work and have had two projects where this came up and I was able to 'ride along' and see how it unfolded.First, if you 'know' the property has been taken by AP then there's nothing for you to do with the tax assessor etc.
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12 January 2025 | 54 replies
Quote from @JD Martin: Nobody is going to build "starter" homes unless there are incentives that help absorb your fixed costs - developing lots, utility connections, grading & surveying, etc.
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24 December 2024 | 2 replies
You have a “full” package including property(s) identified, acquisitions under contract, appraisals performed by MAI appraisers, historical financial statements, pro forma projections, surveys, title reports, feasibility studies3.
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4 January 2025 | 28 replies
The Surveyor was surveying the wrong piece of ground.
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24 December 2024 | 5 replies
(currently I have been sending my investors a 7 question survey to fill out for their criteria)My goal is to build genuine, long-term relationships with investors by creating opportunities that benefit everyone involved.
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4 January 2025 | 67 replies
Survey cost BZD $250 or USD $125 to mark 4 corners.