In the midst of this unbelievably protracted divorce I obtained my residential contractors license and will be looking to use the remaining amount of my equity from our marital estate to build some spec homes in the future.Thanks!

For instance, I have seen on Zillow specs showing a 3 bed 2 bath home, when i fact on title, it is a 4+2 (as an example) so you still must verify that the data you are looking at is accurate, but it is a decent resource for some quick snapshots into comps available for free.

But they are used in some markets - here are our current economics:For 24"x18", yellow 4mm coroplast, printed with black ink one side - $2 ea, in qty of 100For 18"x12", same specs - $1.25 ea in qty 100In small markets where this strategy is allowed, our guys get 100 at a time.  

i'm partial to number 46 on spec building and misc. investing

I might just give it a try.Thanks for your thorough feedback LloydOther CRMs I've heard of that may have potentioal-- Contactually, PipeDrive, REIBlackbook, REI Pro, FreedomSoft, Salesforce... the prob is a lot are geared spec to wholeselling or specific to RE Agent "Realtors" from what I see

I was generating more income from the sales of spec homes and found it difficult to avoid the tax consequences.Sorry I didn't respond to this earlier but I was told the subject had disappeared and had to research where it was located.Happy 2013 to everyone.

@Luke Anderson I have been working in the spec house me space, but due to some rezoning of the school districts the sales where I bought developed lots stop selling like they were last year.

I worked with builders and developers for over 20 years building and partnering with them to build luxury spec homes.

Count on $450K-$600K for a condo quality renovation on a standard Dorchester triple (depending on condition and specs). 

Also, if you know the specs of the deals they want please let us know - price, units, time frames, etc.