How comfortable are people here in general with building specs in areas that can support new construction?

I'm wondering if your concern is really about exterior finish but rather the horrible and depressing construction quality and lack of architectural distinctiveness in loads of CA houses.

The markey approach may not indicate the best approach in such a case either and you may lean more heavily on the income and construction approach.

Quite a few houses under new construction as well.

This was inevitable, but still very interesting to see which big names are surfacing first.Builder Is Constructing REIT for Home Rentalshttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304451104577392383812726556.htmlIt will be interesting to see what other big players pop up in this space and in what capacity.I'd love to hear the group's feedback on this.For those pursuing this or serious about it, please let me know.

Prices are heading up and stable, new construction is up over 2009, rents have gone up, commercial is lagging as to value but is stable and new business starts are up.

Then after you do all the renovations, or new specialized construction, the government funding could dry up and you could be left with a specialized building that appeals to only a very small audience.

It seems constructions/rehab loans are almost impossible.

I run the maintenance & construction crew consisting of five guys and my wife does the leasing and new property acquisition.

Seems like this is no small undertaking but a worth while one.