GC sat on the job waiting for more funds to pay their contractors and tried to strongarm me for more money.

Giving them a laundry list of items will typically just overwhelm them and create more confusion instead of giving them a smaller step process to get more confidence to get the ball rolling and then they can get into the weeds on their state when they get the contractors out there, have local bids come in, and dial in their plan. 

They would like to do a deal but they don't have systems in place or contractors or sub contractors and everything is new to them.

3) Dealing with Contractors: guess you found it's not as easy as the "gurus" make it out to be. 4) S8 slightly above.guarateed Rents: typical naive mistake.

@Marc Shin The contractor didnt finish to your satisfaction ? 

I already had my own business, some cash, lines of credit and a solid contractor as a partner which is how I have grown my portfolio so aggressively over the past few years.Unfortunately, $8k is not going to get you very far despite the promises of no money down investing.

There's plenty of companies who design and install for contractors for reasonable prices.

I get worse from contractors sometimes. 

Areas close to BlueOval City will likely see an increase in housing development, including single-family homes, apartments, and short-term rental properties for contractors and temporary workers.

Since you plan to travel often, focusing on systems and building a reliable team: agent, lender, property manager, and contractor.