We will require workman’s compensation, general liability, builders risk, and a performance bond from any company that wishes to bid.

The builders that we work with are building in areas of obvious population growth.  

Our Friends house w ADU worth approximately 1.8mil however the exceptional ADU was built by best builder in region for $300k and would cost $500k to build today.

It depends on the program, the two that I am most familiar with will do 100/100 at 70% ARV but will underwrite pretty heavily and will treat it almost along the lines of a non-QM lenders and might even underwrite the builder/GC.

There are many builders that provide investment opportunities to our network.

The builder warranty should cover you but make sure you read ALL the docs thoroughly; this is the biggest advantage of buying a new build, so use it A LOT.

If a new builder is suggesting its 1.7% in hutto then you should be cautious.

Chicago is easy there are tons of solid GC's and builders.

For ground-up inspector spec or builder development, we're usually topping out at 80% of cost (land plus construction plus soft costs) up to 70% of As Completed Value.

One in the SF Bay area that has been around a LONG LONG time is BAWB which stands for Bay Area Wealth Builders - they might be able to direct or assist you.