Up until this point we’ve been running on a shoe-string budget.

Considered changeable sizes of humans, from giants to nanos and not just in the virtual worlds....But closer to here now, I think of the new building materials and how those might influence prices of RE in general, not just construction...Also pondered on the unprecedented inflow of human creativity today and how it could influence the very game of investing.

You can have the material in question tested.

Between the two of us, we can fix anything but neither of us has ever been deeply involved in estimates/material costs.

I am prospecting to commercial retail property owners, REIT's and investors looking to do 1031's. I do property management and leasing. Any advice from owners/investors out there on what they are looking for SPECIFICA...

I would recommend using a pressure washer to remove any loose material or dirt.

If you have an established business which rely on line of credit to survive (buying materials, providing maintenance, etc) then you can easily loose your business should something goes wrong with your real estate investment.

I'm psyched to be here and have a lot of material to contribute so I'm excited to see what I can get into on here and meet the other fine investors of BiggerPockets.I don't know where I read the thread, I think it was the twitter/tweeter debate but I think BiggerPocketeers has a nice ring lol.

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Back to the point, cost of goods sold will rise with rising demand for raw materials.