Mind you, me and most of my friends are in the construction industry and a lot of our answers were similar to,"Spend a couple hundred in some tools, buy a cheap (~$500) car/truck and find the nearest job site."

My first was a condo acquisition and then a new construction build, but of which had tenants.

I do have some fairly solid construction/remodeling experience which I hope will help me get started in the business and save me some expense on rehab deals.

Just adding thickness won't block the entire listening frequency spectrum, surface textures can help too, look to studio construction, it should explain the frequency ranges and standards as well as textures in design.....find an audio engineer.Why not ask the neighbor not to put the dog along that wall.

We are under a joint venture agreement with a construction company that will build homes on these lots.

Two things I am less confident about are: 1) the construction quality (is it a "cracker box", did the foreman let the guys cut corners to make a deadline or save a buck or simply because he was too busy) and 2) if the home in question turns out to inspect well, how how well the neighborhood is going to fare over time if it's less than 5 or 10 years old?

Though my son, as a three year old, is fascinated by real estate (walking properties, watching construction, etc.), the bloom may be well off by the time he's an adult.

Hi Cindy,The general contractor I'm using for construction projects is awesome.

.· Adding a 3rd bedroom to the 2 bedroom unit, again need town approval and will increase expenses Lost rent during work, construction cost, but would generate about $300 more a month in rent.· What about short sale?

this is more an out of curiousity issue at this point, as i intend to move forward, just interest in if it would be cost prohibitive to add for an additional $150 or so in rent/ added value if sold.Also, i understand that the local muni codes etc are a big factor here, and i plan on calling them up if we get the house under contract, but in terms of labor and construction if there arent any structural conflicts.thanks in advance.