hello everyone in the BP community my name is Marcus and im in the upstate Greenville SC area and have been researching real estate investment for the last 5 years and have also put in a few offers I am extremely interested in multi-family Investments and building up my rental portfolio I am an HVAC contractor and would love to help the BiggerPockets community in the upstate area and also learn from the veterans of real estate investing.

If there are roads or utilities completed (horizontal development) were all those contractors paid? 

Any advice on either when in the process or how to start contacting contractors?

the city is redeveloping 3 streets down a bunch of condos and town houses will be finished this summer.

@John Hein make sure you pinpoint your ARV probably wouldn't be a bad idea to get a contractor in there as well to give a rehab estimate if you have time for that.

., if the property is located within the official boundaries of an urban renewal or urban redevelopment district, the investor can make repairs, upgrades, additions, all new construction, for any type of property, and the redeeming taxpayer must pay the amount the property increased in value because of that.Just because there are tax or other incentives for neighborhood revitalization does not mean it is an official urban renewal or urban redevelopment district. 

Mary Jay For 1000 sq ft maybe $40k or $50kAlso depends on cost of contractors in your area

@Amdrew Polinchak I would primarily focus on having a fantastic relationship with you contractor, that is if you're not your own contractor. 

Hi Bigger pocket Investors,So I have a situation, my contractor has a buildable lot in a hot area.

Should we do some kind of contract or legal doc since it’s family?