Cost of lotAny costs associated with getting lot ready to buildAvailability of utilities (if not to the property, cost to install) Design costs (actual design, engineering, etc.)

Many duplexes here are serviced by a single water meter and, by design of the plumbing, difficult to impossible to sub meter.  

My ever-present entrepreneurial spirit had always been accompanied by a love of real estate, architecture and design, so it was inevitable that someday I would begin developing on my own.

However, instead of searching for replacement property on their own, the investor would identify and acquire a fractional interest (tenant-in-common interest) in real estate that the REIT has already designated. 

Depending on the dryer design, something like an errant dryer sheet or sock or scrap of fabric may have escaped the drum and fallen into the air piping in the dryer. 

That is also by design as the REI or guru bunch have a second class and a third and a forth........guess what, you never learn real estate you learn investor folklore.Trying to follow some system puts you at a real disadvantage.

It's a comparison of some of the most popular markets today.

When it comes to analyzing areas to invest in I'm curious if there is a popular national website to gather stats like school districts, population, income, jobs etc?

Their rationale is that older (built in 1962) houses were designed without gutters so there isn't the big need for them. 

So my weekly plan (with the 12% upcharge) is designed to help him get ahead.