You also need to check with the utility companies and get cost estimates from them for availability, fees, hookup charges, transformer and power line/power pole locations or relocation requirements, water, sewer,gas, cable etcYou will need ball park cost estimates from site work contractors for site work, roads, installation of utility lines etc.

This positions you as an expert without you having to feel 'salesly', and builds your name with your future clients in a way that's genuinely helpful.

New here at Bigger Pockets. Lifelong interest in land use and development. Georgia is my 14th residential state in my 58 years. What impact is the change, globally, in supply chain services, on commercial + industrial...

Target size strip malls, or office space, or NNN, or Pads, or etc...Or are you talking about things like a stand alone building with a hair salon, or similar in it along side of a major road.[2] What can you afford to do Down-payment-wise, in an MMA maybe only a 7/11 strip mall, in a medium sized area maybe a larger bite of the chocolate bar than the 7/11 mall.[3] Do you want partners on deals, (same on all, different on some), must you have partners on deals (loan qualifications, personal weak spots, etc...)[4] How will you swing the bat at financing; do you qualify for the financing your deals will need, will you need others to help you qualify, do you now these people vs risking someone who will make your life miserable and you will hate working with (an unfortunate situation). [5] Do you want to work government handout money for fix up real estate, is there any that looks profitable right now.[6] How well do you know commercial real estate "Stuff"; such as can you identify a 400 amp service panel from an 800 amp service panel, can you identify an electrical transformer that you own from those owned by the utility, what is a plenum, does your building have them, what are those big red pipes with wheel handles on them, hidden behind the bushes (who do they belong to), how long does asphalt last in a commercial lot, and etc...Good Luck!

The floorplan was arranged in a way that some non-load bearing walls could easily be removed, some new walls framed, and with about $40k, the house would be transformed from an un-appealing 2/1 that would lose $300/mo as a rental into a very appealing 4/2 that would cashflow about $500/mo (incl. the debt service for the rehab)...

Full gut & transformed an enclosed garage to a 4th bedroom (because it was more important in this neighborhood have more bedrooms than have a garage).

And not to sound naive, but she does seem like a very sweet and genuine person.Also please keep in mind that I am currently living here, and I will have to hustle to be moved out by June 1, which I plan on doing so that she can begin moving in at that time.Thanks again for everyone's input.

Most appraisers are a joke anyway as they are more worried about job security rather than providing a genuine opinion on the fare market value.They protect their A$$ by using foreclosed properties as comps just to come $10,000(minimum) under.We lost a deal (And it was the last finance sale we did) 2 years ago after an appraiser appraised one of our properties at $20,000 under our asking price.We disputed and paid out of pocket for 3 independent appraisals (Cost us $2,000) and they all came in at price or higher.The lender refused to re-do the appraisal as they have the power to do what they want at their own discretion.Bloody joke lolThanks for reading my rant and much success

Bottom line, network... just make sure you do it in a genuine way with a purpose in mind.3.

To each their own but you know its real when you see it in someone else and it cant be faked or reproduced. its genuine and real or its not there at all.