According to this Gallup survey, real estate is the most trusted asset class no matter the household income level of respondents. 

Folks who don't have a lot of money typically aren't equipped to handle the financing of land, running utilities, surveys, building, etc.

However, there is a workaround: if you can structure the transaction such that you acquire 100% of the membership interests in the LLC, it can be treated as a direct purchase of the underlying real estate by you.

Attorney tells me we are still waiting on abstracts, surveys, etc. and that is what is holding these deals up??

We got both legal and CPA advice and then set up the current entity structure, which is this: Our trust (set up for asset protection) has membership interest in two LLCs (one in Texas and one in Florida, where we own rental houses). 

ET time.Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, commonly referred to as the JOLTS report, is another closely watched data release from the BLS that can move rates up and down.

. - a membership only group but certainly adds lots of value for their members.

I know that you need the survey, you need to design what is going in the flooday, You need to design how you are offsetting what are doing to get a zero rise certificate, you need to get the FEMA floodway model and then have someone do the software run and make sure that you have zero rise and mybe tell you that you need to change more, but that seems to be mostly internal design and engineering?

That was the nail on the head I was looking for.I also recommend you pay for a membership in the California Apartment Association (CAA).

Which reminds me....I know Worcester is smaller but if you're adding legal living space they may want a survey of the lot, architectural plans for the added space, don't forget about permit fees and other things that will hit your wallet.