Plus the other people who are getting those deals ahead of time have fat pockets and can close with cash.

I have a question regarding construction to permanent loan.  

I like that too because those are nice big fat proceeds  checks  they feel good.

Hello Brant,         My name is Michael J, I just moved to Birmingham, Alabama, permanently, 5 months ago, from Beverly Hills, California, I have been coming to Bham, just over 2 years before moving here to study the market, Housing, places, cities, social groups, Investors clubs, Realtors, Property Managers everything !!  

If that is the case, then the number you can plug into your calculator for your labor is a big fat goose egg...and your profit calculation should reflect that.Therefore, what you are actually trying to add into the equation is an arbitrary number for "opportunity costs". 

For one thing you get super fat.  

On another note, investing with someone who you aren't permanently attached to (i.e.

These areas have a ton of permanent renters if you can offer a product nicer than anything else in the area for just a little bit more you can have your pick of tenants (I had over 20 applications in a week).

Those are virtually non-existent now with all the rules and regs and fines.Make sure you get the better stands to go in the ground as the cheap ones are to flimsy to stick in the hard ground and they will bend and blow over easily.Use a permanent king black marker so it will not run when the rain hits the sign.

They devoured knowledge like a fat kid on cake.