We who knew and liked John were at first shocked and then saddened that he had "gone over to the dark side".

From the lenders point of view, they want to see that you have "skin in the game" that way if you do run into any complications, you'd be more motivated to address them as you are invested financially in the project yourself.Regarding the tenants, I'm a bit less experienced in that regard.

It is only a numbers game if you are blindly throwing darts in the dark, asking random people if they want to sell .. yes THEN it is a numbers game.

Trump.My skin crawls just thinking about it.

I've also since realized that I don't think my personality matches up well with the thick skin needed to be a landlord, and the deals I've found (yes, I know many can say I'm not finding good enough deals) don't have a ton of room for property management fees (or if they do, they're in areas that I would never want to have to go - and I would if something ever happened w property management). 

Marco Santarelli I have reached out to Michael a few times but it seems like he has gone dark.

If you are ready to go with a paint color for your owner's suite, then you'll be able to start painting your portion of the apartment as soon as possible. 

Last thoughts on being a GC, if you have a track record, it's very encouraging for investors to partner with you as you have skin in the game and can show them previous projects you completed successfully.

. $103.99 Honeywell Smart WiFi Color Thermostat - https://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-RTH9585WF1004-Programmable-...Here is another popular smart thermostat.

It sure makes sense  - the builder has no skin in the game in controlling costs whatsoever.