At each stage make the contractor and EVERY subcontractor sign a "Conditional Lien Release" for each progress payment made.  

I will let you know how it progresses.

Look forward to hearing your progress and learning from you.

Keep us informed on your progress.

My first investment was a rehab project, as my background was in general contracting / structural engineering...so it was sort of a natural progression for me. 

I will post how i progress along.

, but my setup was definitely inspired by positive encouragement and a sense of clearly defined progress that makes some video games addictive.Rehab Right: How to Rehabilitate your Oakland House Without Sacrificing Architectural Assets, (link) published by the City of Oakland Planning Department in 1978.

good points: I know that he is investing into his business and as his personal consulting business grows, he is creating a fund for 1- Roth IRA 2- vacations 3- real estate investing His plan- is to grow his consulting business to 200k and 300k and 500k progressively but he also likes real estate and wants to own rental property. 

Is there a place I can get the link while the Webinar is in progress?

There should be a few more updates in the near future regarding further progress with this property...or if I have to walk away ;(If anyone has any brief advice just to make sure I have my ducks in a row during the process, I do appreciate it.