More then likely the GC will want to make his O&P, be conscious of your resource, you do not want to starve them while you gain all the perks, there is a cost of money they have to outlay to purchase your materials and complete the job, as I mentioned most of the time they have to wait for there money depending on the type of loan.

If you are working with a cost conscious fee freak, this is going to be trouble pack on the extra layers of protection, strap yourself in you are going for a ride.

One suggestion I'll make, however, is not to let emotions guide your decisions, especially when you're living in a unit that will eventually become a rental or a flip--unless you make the decision consciously and are willing to, for example, spend an extra $1000 to tile an apartment bathtub surround because you really want to have tile while you live there, knowing that you won't recoup your investment as a rental.  

I have also made the conscious decision to avoid situations where the CCIRs put this kind of contraint on my investment.  

Having that conscious awareness to thoughts is powerful.I always have to be careful when speaking to my daughters.  

Daniel, you are welcome, yes, just be conscious of what you are doing follow the lenders instructions as written in the HOCA and figure it out later.

I want to be conscious of their time.Thanks in advanced for any advice you can give me!

Either way, you succeed when you continue the process to its logical conclusion.The only way to fail, then, is to make the conscious choice to stop continuing The Success Cycle before it reaches its logical conclusion.That is, "Success is a Process.

@Jonathan Johnson My primary advice is to be conscious of return on time.

I've also made the conscious decision to invest in a very landlord friendly state with good police presence.