One, they have plenty of work but if the customer is willing to pay above norm, the contractor will find a way to fit them in.

What you have, in this case, sounds like 4 consecutive lots of what is called "land/home", which are typically sold to individual customers on separately platted lots so that they qualify for traditional mortgages as traditional real estate.

If your in NY I suspect you are regulated to having to use attorneys for closings I would see if the attorney has a customer service department like our title and escrow companies and if they compile this data for the local builders and developers and real estate folks.We get it for free and so do all the realtors in our market. beats any national type of data system.

Banks are not going to share private information about their customers with you.

welcome to the wonderful world of making money in Baltimore real estate, I am 77 years old and started investing in houses when I got out of the Army in 1962 at age 20, well I should say that I started taking real estate courses, most of them were rip offs, but I learned some valuable lessons, like "Don't put a label on yourself, like "Wholesaler, flipper" etc. just be yourself.

never take a check for their Security deposit or first month's rent.Have fun, this is a great business - a good tenant is a good customer- treat them like a customer - with respect.

On the side I do pickup some customer projects when it makes sense. 

He goes very good volume and is usually looking for motivated help on his team, he doesn't exactly speak investor but I have yet to find anyone with better customer service, problem solving, and the ability to close a deal by making everyone happy. 

Do something extra for them...for example, I add a few nightlight outlet covers and a cool custom light fixture in a common room. 

We have done almost all of the work ourselves thus far including:New kitchen and opening of floor plan on first floor (not completed- still needs trim and some custom cabinetry)New deck and sliding doorsRework of 2nd floor to add bigger closets, 2nd floor laundry and new larger bathroom (bathroom not completed)Total cost of renovations so far: $25kThe reason we only paid $154 is because the stairs to the 3rd floor are in the 2nd floor bathroom!