The average floor (section) weighted around 10,000lbs or less and the list goes onBut whence getting into it here's what we finally had to do:That's not to mention the caustic and carcinogenic materials and chemicals i.e. formaldehyde and asbestos used in the particle board sub flooring, countertops, insulation and ceiling materials, etc.

How you weight that portfolio largely depends on what's most important to you.I own ten properties in Detroit, two of which are duplexes.

I'm not too concerned about using up my cash or borrowing capacity - would it be reasonable for me to put less weight on cap rate, and more weight on the return I get from what cash I actually out lay?

As an estimator working for a successful general contractor in the Austin area, the markup depends on too many factors and variables but the ones that carry the most weight would typically be size of project, type of project, and the relationship one has with the client/owner. 

The REO sale contracts I've looked at run about 35 pages and were heavily weighted in the Seller's favor. 

In some places like SF Bay the where you can get so much more when renting vs purchasing (ie: low rent to price ratios) give great weight to a renting choice.  

He's not going to make more money by lifting weights or running sprints than he is by teaching someone to lift weights and run sprints.

People living off the means of others shouldn't get much of a say imo. 2.They talk about poorer people paying too little to no sales tax and wealthier people consuming more paying a bunch of tax.Seems like the ROBIN HOOD method which will never work.People that have money fight vigorously at all costs to keep it and not give to the government to waste.I certainly don't want to carry people on my back because some poor are really having hard times.Other are lazy,on drugs,have zero ambition and are gaming the system at the expense of others.You already carry the weight of the poor.

The average weighted DSCR in that lender was like 1.4x just in 2021 but now it's 0.61x....wow this is shocking.

What are the typical returns , ie total return, or time weighted average return, or IRR, on syndicated commercial retail real estate investments you have made in past, and what area of the US have you found the best returns in?