Based on recent review of last years Volume from the mid July to Mid September to this year same time, we have seen roughly 56% reduction in Total Sales volume.

The better builders can do everything well, but the smaller ones really struggle because they’re too small to have a lot of folks on staff to handle the volume when projects land at the finish out stage in parallel.

We are aiming to rent the property out and use a property management company to look after to daily aspects.

I may need to be doing more volume now, need to be more efficient and productive plus I simply like having an excuse for buying new equipment.  :-)

I believe they will have one of those in your area and usually can order in other Hardie products they may not stock on a daily basis. 

He co-owned a house in Daily City (near San Fran) that went to me, and it sold this summer.

Thanks in advance Just hard costs could go $150-200/sf, specially it is San Diego, it is hard to get quality workers there, even the guys that hang out in Home Depot (Supervisor -- they work too slow) are "demanding" at $25/hour DAILY CASH PAYMENT. 

The pile of 20 or so leftover books are still sitting here unread as a daily reminder taunting me.

Monitor these listings daily. 

Search Craigslist daily for owner finance, owner carry, etc.