Sometimes I feel like my day job is just slowing me down... but hey it pays the bills - for now!

Have a deep tool box!

He then came back the next day and said his "engineer" told him he needs to use 24" deep footings.

Well, it has been about two weeks and a lesson is beginning to emerge.Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.Dealing with a bank has been a slow and arduous game of back and forth.

I imagine Cameron's excitement lies in his deep passion to be something.

(see my posting under Marketplace) as an example, and I consistently find some good properties in the $15K to $18K per door range.I also think Cleveland is better as a B&H than a flip as multi-families have been a bit slow on the appreciation lately, but they will get there as inventory dries up.

I lived in Redding most of my life, and the market there is still pretty slow.

If you're "consistent with the neighborhood" but have a couple of weaknesses and are dealing with slow sales anyway, then you may just have to drop the price.You mention two story as a defect.

What are the final specs of the house (#of bedrooms and baths)Total boots-on-ground build time was about 7 weeks. 3/2, 1550sqft.City of Atlanta is very, very slow to issue permits.

When that happens, take my advice, drop back ten, take a deep breath and come at the project from a different perspective, start over with finding the right contractor for the job.Regarding the time spent doing walk-throughs with GCs....I used to think it was just a waste of time, but I soon realized that when going through a house and having a GC realize your vision, here is where you will find their creativity and perhaps a vision much better than yours.