The college is within walking distance of the house, so I know that is a plus, but also did some research and see that there were a couple new construction homes and townhomes that are for sale on the same street.

Still, if you are going to invest up north, I firmly believe you'll enjoy the most success if you avoid newer construction and try to get into deals that need at least some rehab, assuming you can build a good network of construction folks.

I bought 12 new constructions I Mississippi for Go Zone.. all 150 to 225k.. granted they were all great rentals as rentals go.. covering the mortgage and maybe a bit.. and I spent about 2million on them over 2 years but go zone game me 500k write off each year.. so a tax saving at my bracket at the time of 200k a year that I would have to send to uncle.. remember in those days us HML were printing profits.

Their emails feel copy pasted, there are lots of spelling errors, terms seem too favorable, requirements are vague, etc...Does anyone have constructive advice on how to weed out potential lenders and investors or does anyone have any experience with a fraudulent investor/lender and wouldn't mind sharing their story?

For anyone that has hired an employee to do your own construction work (1099 or regular) how do you handle contractor liability insurance?

They are almost always grandfathered in as they were compliant with building standards when they were constructed.

I run a construction group that mainly does high end stuff on the east side, Cle heights and Shaker heights.

I've built before so I can handle the construction.

New construction or resale. 

Is there a mechanism to 1031 the commercial building I own into the construction of a new duplex on land I own?