Since 2008, Downtown Tucson has experienced over $1.2 billion in public and private investments, and over another half billion dollars is being invested into current and proposed projects.”New Developments In Tucson(Bigger Pockets Will Not Let Me Post The Article Links.

Bigger Pockets is creating Custom leases for each state.  

With him went his "custom cabinet maker".

I've seen properties subdivided and the road (which was private) became a public road and all trees lining the road were cut down by the city. 

He explained that the reason why the appraisal wasn't coming out the same as the CMA, is because the one of the comps was a private sale. 

I'm about 7 days away from closing on my first real estate deal and the thought occurred to me that instead of wasting time (and closing costs) dealing with a bank for the initial loan, I could simply use myself as the source of "private money" for the entire purchase (~40k) for a home that I intend to rehab.The rehab is expected to take 3-4 weeks and I already have a reputable contractor with a written estimate in hand and the cost will be a ~25k additional (worst case) on top of that.  

on this one we did  on 7 new street with all the requirements there its almost triple to build.. but that one will have all sub zero wolf etc.. this one is just medium grade on appliance packages.WE sold one of our new builds in North Charleston to the family that owns the company that makes the custom counter tops though.. so those are cool and we got good pricing.. 

And it is more common with regional banks.That being said, when I talk about Collateral Assignments in the podcast or my book, I'm usually talking about it in regards to 2nd liens where you utilize private investors.

For a flip I’d be looking for something way more straightforward that’s just cosmetics and then it’s easy.I was assuming actually 50-75 psf but I wasn’t sure if I should include the rooms in the house that basically just need new floors and paint.Ari I’ll send you a private message if it’s ok.

What is the easiest way to tell if a private lender is a fraud?