In 2012 I also started investing in some spec home construction which has gone well so far. 2014 will kick off a large project (at least for me).

As many of you know, we are in Orange County, CA, and build new, spec construction.

My goal for 2014 is to buy/renovate four to five homes and buy and hold at least two additional rental properties.Currently, I'm a full time Federal worker (I write contracts) but my roots are in construction.

So I lucked out he has the construction background and the licenses to help out on the buy and sell portion of the deal.

I don't know what city inspection issues you're concerned about, but if you're worried about code violations and/or illegal construction, make sure you get those concerns addressed during your home inspection contingency period.

Any new construction close by?

Doing it as a owner-builder gave plenty of practical experience in managing a non-trivial construction process.Last year, we acquired one more condo in the neighborhood and have been gaining experience with land-lording as well.My background is in Computer Science and have been working full time as Software Engineer for about 20 years.I am interested in networking with fellow investors/tradesmen, especially who are active in our area (Culver City/West Los Angeles).Thanks and wish you all a very happy new year.Coty

We've had much difficulty finding a multi-family that we ourselves would considering living in until now.I know I'll be missing things for you to more accurately analyze the deal but I'm going to include the most amount of information I currently have and I look forward to you constructively picking it apart;)The property has 2 structures.

No different than issuing a CO on new construction.

Most of you are thinking crazy, but I have a partner in Arizona with a strong background in remodeling & construction management.