You have maybe one in Waterbury and one Bridgeport off Barnum. 

@Aaron S.Are you and your partner both planning to serve until you have access to your defined benefits?

I've never heard of a Work Comp waiver - it's possible it exists in some states.If you have a person who would normally be defined as your employee for Work Comp purposes and they get seriously maimed on your project site I'm betting that waiver isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

Our agent wants us to counter much higher take a chunk down and carry $4MM @ 10% until the construction loan or a deadline we define ( should be quick ) What are the risks vs a cash offer? 

@Amity Word, I think the term equity needs to be clarified/defined.

I've seen that too which is a little sad considering that's one of the things I miss from working in my old large public firm.I can certainly see where you're coming from and I was wondering myself on how the SUoP would be defined since there isn't really a standard definition defined by the IRS with regard to construction/renovation.

He has definately earned his pay selling my homes or helping me buy existing homes, but this was the higher pay and the least amount of work. . 2) The price was exactly the same if I didn’t have a realtor and the builder kept the $18k. . 

My advice would be to define your investing strategy and go from there.  

I'm treating the symptom of having a long walk to the beach when I should be treating the problem of not being close enough to the beach.How do you define walkable to the beach?

First start with defining your investment niche (asset class, location, size, strategy).