Still surprising to see the increase of inventory with all these developing houses but not seeing much job growth which kind of draws a blank.. 

The Milwaukee region has done what many urban areas have done, which is develop the suburbs while the urban core erodes.

Look at the contractor's own contracts, if he or she does not have their own contracts then they are not truly serious about their business and is a red flag to me.If you do want to take the risk of using a cheap general contractor or using cheap subcontractors then I would develop your own master agreement for your contractors and have them sign it in order to let them know what the standard is.

I'm really excited to see what's going to happen in terms of development and real estate.

This again allows you to maintain control and have transparency with where your money is going.To wrap everything up I will give an example of what Gear'd Development does.1. walk through with client and review of the scope of work.

A quick search of the IRS website should help you identify which closing costs can be expensed, which must be amortized, and which are added to your cost basis and recovered through depreciation. 

I was trying to start out by hiring a contractor to rehab my current residence and maybe develop a relationship for future deals. 

Hello BP,I have stumbled across a prime piece of commercial land that would be profitable to develop as multifamily apartments or retail space.

Does anyone recognize this brand faucet / fixture?  I have had no luck figuring it out and am hoping someone may know.  Please reply if you recognize.  Also, any idea where to purchase locally (Raleigh-Durham) would b...

You would do better by developing a ongoing relationship with a mortgage broker rather than a specific lender.