I'm a residential loan officer and I have a client who is taking out a loan (not through me) to buy a wharehouse for their business. The lender is saying they need to set up a holding company to hold the loan and that...

They do have a minimum number of doors they require which is probably close to where you're at now. 

Have a small (less than 1000sq ft) house under contract now, closing soon and can't wait to get to work on it!

The contract/sale was never recorded on the deed.For those wanting the horror story on how I got into this Contract for Deed, here you go....Had all 5 properties rented, 2 two people I knew personally.

I also avoid contractors who have dedicated sales people who drive logo wrap vehicles.I tend to support diversity where contractors who were born outside of the United States or were Veterans in the Armed Forces have worked out best for us.What are your best practices for choosing contractors?

Purchase price: $1,300,000 Cash invested: $1,370,000 Sale price: $1,500,000 Having great investment opportunity this year and particular one was quick and excellent

This would be an investor insurance policy should the sales and/or product success be substandard.

There was some value add and I was able to manage contractors on it since I lived close.

Prices and rents continue to increase steadily.Sales - $/SqFt by Month(Click to enlarge.)The median sales $/SF was up 9% YoY and 6.7% YTD.Rentals - $/SqFt by MonthRents rose 4.3% YoY and 6% YTD.The Market Remains HotFollowing the rapid inventory decline starting in Q1, the number of days on the market for sales remained below 17 and for rentals below 19, indicating strong demand for both.Sales - List to Contract Days by MonthRentals - List to Contract Days by MonthRental trends tend to follow sales.

Main difference is the majority of the east side burbs have a point of sale inspection and the majority out the west side suburbs outside of Lakewood do not.