I grew up playing golf with two of the most successful builders in the state at my local club.

It has worked out well as this builder does very high quality work and the property in is in a good neighborhood in a great market.

There's a few of us that are developer/builders on here, with a few of them being in Texas.

Is that the name of a builder?

@Forest Ritchie my parents started that way - my dad "flipped" cars (he was a mechanic and knew how to do some body work) in order to get enough cash to start buying rentals.

The buildings received new roofs 7 years ago and I have a contractor / builder friend running through the buildings as well and so far so good on the exteriors.

I believe in thanking the good Lord for help, but I also believe he gave us our minds and bodies to help ourselves.

i use a tool that not everyone has. it's called "common sense". it's custom made years ago.i require a lot of stuff and look at it all. i ask questions and listen. and i listen. and i observe their body language, their interactions, their kids, etc, etc. i look at income, i look at bills, i look at bank accounts.that's it, really..

Builders will "pre-sell" in order to raise money for the construction.

The builders have asked the buyers not to visit the site (26 homes) that being built in the enclave due to safety and hazard concerns.