My favorite part of this business is negations so I a pretty good selection of books, tapes, etc...none stick out as being better than the rest but all have their time and place.

Looking for any opinions or experience with laying asphalt millings over a dirt road specifically to help mitigate erosion and potholes caused from poor drainage.

Due to gov't red tape, it took 2 years for approvals and upgrades to water lines, meters, waste line and an added sprinkler system due to the fact it was a now considered a new building

.#3 Contact Local Contractors for PricingCall local Subcontractors and get budget pricing for common repairs on your typical rehab project.For example, call a roofer and ask what their average cost per Square of Architectural Asphalt Shingle Roofing would be on a 1,500 sf house, with a 6/12 pitch.Note: Some contractors will be reluctant to share pricing without seeing the property, but tell them you are just looking for a rough budget number you can use on future projects.#4 Compile Your Prices into a Spreadsheet or Estimating SoftwareOnce you start to get a better understanding of Labor and Material costs you will want to store this data into a spreadsheet or software that you can use to help you streamline the estimating process.The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs comes with a spreadsheet that you can use to help you populate your own database of labor pricing and material pricing.

Kiss keep it simple stupid Why all the red tape ..Just manage it .

Watermark has been around for about 3 years and basically have lower end assets for sale, seems to be the tail end of tapes that have been reworked.

If I were to advertise my vacant land, I would do that ground work for them (but its time consuming) Call the utilities and ask how much each one costs to connect, then get estimates to put a gravel road/ asphalt road/ cement road.  

It's not expensive, and I sleep better without worrying what's in the mailbox, if that knock on the door is a process server, or what kind of notice I'm going to find taped on the door of my property.

I can very quickly turn my units, so don't want it sitting vacant while I deal with all the red tape and waiting on approval and then getting a tenant etc...... that's a lot of vacant time

Cost of constructing 24 feet wide 700 feet in lenght asphalt road?