If I were you, I would go look at a bunch and if there's one or two that you like, then come back with your dad or a friend who knows a lot about construction and have another look.

Many will use a title company for construction disbursements and they inspect the progress, you can find out what they charge for construction management and disbursements and compare to what an HML might charge, make sure they don't have gigs fees or scalping off the top.Good luck...

Contracts fix Sec 8 properties, the volume of thier work helps to keep prices competitive for construction labor.

Basically if it were only construction I would have bought it.

Take a look at LendingClub.com and you'll see a similar construct of what he could do with his money in an IRA (those are unsecured notes though).

I went by homes under construction to see what you could buy for varioius price points, types of construction, etc.

A good loan officer will have a good grasp of construction issues, how repairs can and will be made, regulatory issues in zoning, building permits and risks involved in having work accomplished.

Well i wish i would have taken more pictures during construction (i forget to take them every time and regret it big time later) but here are the pictures.If anyone has any questions about the process, NY permits (stress), or materials used ..im here to help.

Rehab:Our construction knowledge is limited and neither my partner nor my self have taken on a full rehab project before.

To me real estate also lends itself toward allowing one to construct separate partnerships for each deal using joint ventures.