I had paid money to learn the 70% rule from a very experienced investor and was eager to apply my teachings.

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Probably the least accurate option though IMO and be sure to adjust for the way properties are assessed in the location as well as apply the median price increase/decrease for the time period since the last assessment. 

I initially applied to colleges with a major in Construction Management but i've been reading up on the subject and noticed that most developers seem to have degrees in more business related fields.Would it be better for me to major in something like Real Estate instead of Construction Management if I want to own a development company some day?

The books say to always do a quiet title action just to be sure anything found cloudy is cleared, especially if you want to sell the property in the near future, but I wasn't sure if quiet title action also applies to this scenario.

Seriously...quite a long time ago I had someone apply whose rental house was....literally....going to be torn down. 

There are clearly some issue with doing a copy paste of how Citadel operates and applying to single family homes.

Second issue - I accepted that I would have to refinance the line of credit again after 12 months, to unlock the additional equity in the home, (hesitantly) and applied for the heloc with BB&T who was offering 90% LTV & was actually DENIED because "my debt to income ratio was too high".

We help our clients negotiate state and local grants, tax abatements,etc.First step is to see what existing programs are out there with money, are you just talking about applying to those or creating your own request?

@Joe Norman since the agent is the owner, this is a FSBO, so no listing agreement and therefore no violation of Clear cooperation would apply I believe.