Protect your relationship. 

Establish a relationship with them and learn what really excites them the most.

@Tony Crabtree also, I have a great relationship with a title company in town.

tenant notification depends on your relationship with them.

The article doesn't talk about the details of the cost of customized container home, but since I have a direct relationship with the container manufacturing company in Vietnam which has done a lot of this type of project, I know the number is low and make a lot of sense. 

Especially now at the beginning of the relationship, you need to be straightforward about this.

Subs are busy with lots of other jobs and have better relationships with certain GC's than with a brand new face trying to GC. 

Good contractors look for a win-win, value mutual respect, take pride in their service and product, and are interested in establishing relationships with customers that will lead to more work.My suggestion?

I want to take a year to have relationships ready, raise my familiarity with the process, and learn what not to buy before I start making deals.Any major flaw to this in Albuquerques market?

Try a small community bank or credit union and try to stay in your local area to build a relationship.