This includes promotions, time in service increases, and bonuses.

You could also have him provide the labour and the materials, and be repaid for materials at sale.If you do pay him for labour, even at sale, you could give him a smaller split of the profit for delaying getting paid.

I have been educating myself with blogs, podcasts, and any reading material that I could find.

It's inexact but can make a material difference.

@David Forester, it'll be interesting to see, but @Eddie Lehwald has a lot of timing issues, and based on the 10-1 city council's voting record, my bet is that they're looking to preserve the inner neighborhoods and promote density on the outskirts.

I would like to check it out.I have a 4 acre property in Rohnert Park CA I have owned for going on 25 years.. it just got brought into the city as a mixed use resi project and I am trying to figure out what to do with it..CA is super expensive as you know.. but maybe something like this could work.problem is not with developers and affordable housing.. it rest squarely on regulators and city officials and environmentalist. building materials have risen a little but not much.. labor is up... whats up is development standards that the cities want and all the fee's that cities want that is not directly related to housing..

@Jason Hirko  there have been many threads on this companythey are Utah based so they are half lender half back room guru education companyI suspect they make the majority of their dough on the 3k turn downs.they also then charge appraisal and a submission fee of 600 to 800 per deal and from what others have posted the values would not mess they were out 4 to 5k .. and of course they are going to these folks because they advertise NO money down 100% financing.. so the borrower is out 4 to 5k is now out of money and out of business.Too me is smacks of pump and dump due diligence .. but then they say for the 3k they give them their how to get rich in real estate education materials that are worth at least 3k... :)) 5 points 15% is what I have heard..  

Need something simple to use to track everything especially all my receipts for all the materials and work I am having done.

I don't want to promote TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it) Chic!

Read about them here: http://www.newair.com/articles/oil-filled-heaters/------HEATING, COOLING, AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS.Landlord agrees to maintain heating, cooling and ventilation systems on premises that are provided by Landlord.Tenant agrees to notify Landlord in a timely manner, and in writing, of any problems that arise with these systems.Tenant agrees to keep heating and cooling systems in good working order and to take safety precautions in accordance with their use, following manufacturer and fire department recommendations.a.Natural Gas furnace system:Tenant will not store items in the furnace closet, except for replacement filters.Tenant will allow Landlord to replace furnace filters when Landlord determines it necessary.Tenant agrees not to block air ducts (warm air output and cold air return) and to pay for any damage to the heating system caused by failure to do so.b.Electric baseboard and wall fan heaters:Tenant agrees not to block the heaters, to keep all flammable materials at least one foot from the heating device and to maintain ample air flow around heater.