It's amazing how much water can be consumed by a running toilet that a tenant never cares to elevate to you (as they're not paying for it). 2.)

You need to know with the proposed hotel the track record of the sponsor with new build development, what existing product is on the market, how is it performing, how much new builds are slated to come online, are they national flag brands or more regional to mom and pop in nature, is the site you are developing an A++ compared to existing buildings in the area, what rent per room would be needed to justify the development and does the consumer base in the area and travelers support it for the amenities and quality of construction you will be providing.

If the damage also happened on bean/column joints, it will be more time consuming. 

Be patient as it is time consuming and lots of documentation. 

American consumers are becoming wealthyThe figure below supports the optimistic picture for the US economy. 

We had to replace the rad feeds in a 'winterized' 2800 sq ft old 1890's home & it was expensive & time consuming work.

Most of that time I have worked for large nationwide lenders through Consumer Direct channels. 

I'd like to say that this website, forum and podcast has helped tremendously in providing content that is easily consumable, searchable and applicable to those on the hunt for financial freedom through real estate.  

Our goal really is to maximize ROI with regards to the updates and not go overboard.Supply/demand for GCs in the SF Bay Area is all sorts of out of whack, in favor of the GC and not the consumer. 

It’s definitely time consuming to drive up and down “the hill” for meetings with property managers and contractors ... but as i’m getting closer to having a full team of trustworthy individuals up there i feel less and less need to make the commute.