I don't completely trust other people's estimates, I always do them myself using a spreadsheet that calculates price per square foot.

There are lots of 2 foot strips through the median of the highway.

Per square foot?

I don't have this venture fully executed yet, I'm in the exploration/research phase of it but the plan is to dock it at the marina (where they have a convenient store & ice cream shop/picnic area and as far as renovation, I'm still learning that but my thought is that we can do higher quality materials and finishings since the square footage is so much smaller. 

last play... tick tick tick... it's going deep... he's got his hands on it... 1 foot down...

As you might imagine, she absolutely loses it and is inconsolable and we are now over a mile away from her house (on foot) and there are seven other dogs going crazy!

Great way to get a foot in the door.

I have gained knowledge from a few of the BiggerPockets books, but I realize I have only dipped my foot into the waters of real estate investment.

How can I put my best foot forward so that a private lender feels confident in the deal and in me as the investor?

Two bedroom one bath units. 1848 total square feet.