Before you waste your time elsewhere finding a lender, and submitting a contract I'd hammer that piece down first.

Current financing available, construction costs and how to reduce them, appraisal trends, best practices when building on investment properties, rental values, design trends, how to minimize the construction time, ideal target markets, which city's DOB's are helpful and which aren't, preferred vendors, etc.

There were multiple times when he would come back for more money after not estimating well enough.Lesson #2 learned: don't waste time trying to sell your property off market.

There were multiple times when he would come back for more money after not estimating well enough.Lesson #2 learned: don't waste time trying to sell your property off market.

I would suggest setting strict screening criteria to steer away applicants who would just be wasting your time and also to make sure you receive the most qualified tenant to protect your investment.

There were multiple times when he would come back for more money after not estimating well enough.Lesson #2 learned: don't waste time trying to sell your property off market.

Yellow letters are going to generate more calls, professional letters are going to generate better leads and less time wasting calls.

3) people that need effectiveness, that want to receive relevant listings and not listings that don't make sense in terms of location and/or price (= waste of time to study that).

Some background on this: This follows the tiny house/minimalism live style.

Any huge buyer's list will be full of unvetted buyers without proof of funds or pre-approvals who will waste your time and bid high and then not close the deal.