I would hope the tract of land is a decent size and this not some small 1 or 2 acres, that seems like a headache.

Being across railroad tracts can make a massive difference in value by a few hundred k sometimes.

Situated on two tracts of land which totals .65 of an acre.

Property located in Low or Moderate Income Census Tract, OR?

It is all about scheduling and handling your manpower.In 2008 Lennar Homes was building a tract in Lytle Creek in Southern California.

Look at a house built in 1960, usually a tract house.

True duplex construction in your area was with tract housing in the mid 50s, just as they were here.

And yes, that IS unfair to them to get their hopes up that their dream home is possible, and then, 'oh no, it's not, here let me show you this tract house in suburbia Hell though."

Dynamic soil problems (clay on schist, etc.) have historically only been stabilized with expensive pylons or other mechanical methods, although advances in geo-textiles and other high tech engineered solutions are becoming more widely used and available.A problem purely related to a foundation, such as a cracked slab, can be identified and the remedy and its cost/risk estimated fairly closely and kept within budget.Many years ago I sued (and won) a large tract home builder and their grading engineering firm.

We will also be keeping some of the properties as rentals starting next year.My strategy for bookkeeping currently is to have each property in a separate class to tract profit and loss.