But you have to be very creative and understand that if you're seeing deals from industry professionals (rather than sourcing them yourself), there's probably not enough meat left on the bone for a good opportunity to create value.Good luck!

The only inventory is new construction.

We have been keeping it as office use until we get our construction financing set up along with all of the other funding sources.

The "fine print" here is fairly sizeable upfront fees and high interest rates, relative to a traditional construction loan from a bank.  

For instance, depending on your location insurance costs could be much much higher than indicated in the book, construction costs are a lot higher, etc. 

Currently under construction on 2.  

Make sure to get plenty of toy construction tools so they can help you rehab properties when they get older!

I have several contacts in new home construction, architecture, land developers and community organizers who help me locate buyers and sellers.

This is all changing very soon with the construction of the Foulger Pratt's new "WestEnd Alexandria" Landmark mall redevelopment, a new 4 million square foot mixed-use redevelopment, including a new 1.1 million square foot Inova medical center already starting, with completion set for 2028.The development notably won the Red Clay Development of the Year award.On top of the +2,000 healthcare worker jobs the development will immediately bring to the area upon completion, the 120,000 square feet of office space will also bring a large number of jobs to the west end of Alexandria.

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