I'm also the top volume buyer's agent in Chattanooga this year for investment properties (* with 2 or more sales, yes, there's a guy that sold 1 property worth more than everything I've sold this year). 

So what might take a smaller developer 130 a foot a larger developer doing volume might can do it under 100 a foot with their cost saving techniques.You need to know current zoning of the lot, if the land is graded and compaction ready, and are utilities already stubbed to the site?

When sufficient volume has been obtained, the conduit pools the loans for sale to investors in the CMBS markets.Convertible: An option available on some adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) that allows the loan to be converted to fixed-rate mortgage.

It’s a dying market, reo’s are about 10% the volume of what they were with s lot of REO agents.

I think you'll find that as your volume increases, both you and your contractor(s) should start to become more comfortable working with each other... relationships are key. 

I don't do work for anyone but myself on my specs, so I am not familiar with typical GC fees.Further, with my specs, I don't intend on setting the world on fire in terms of profitability or volume.

Not sure if it helps values in Cali but here in Indiana I'm slowly converting my mulch beds into hardscapes with boxwoods for year-round greenery and maiden grasses for height and volume.  

I've heard repeatedly that the good contractors are being tied up by their bread-and-butter clients, which makes it tough for low volume folks. 

A sure way to get heart burns.....

There's no magic between them, and some of them buckle up when wet, especially if they're from China and not so good brand like shaw/traffic master where they'll replace the material and not installation cost, it's cheaper for them to replace 3% of total volume sold items.