When you develop a relationship and get those guys you can count on their estimates.  

To all you land developers out there, are you able to finance soft costs (civil engineering and architecture)? 

So, in other words, last month continued the market pattern we've experienced for quite a while now.Vaike O'Grady, the Austin regional director of Metrostudy, said, "The difference in pricing between buying in the city of Austin and the suburban counties is significant.

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Also, when a leak develops it can be really difficult to track down and/or repair.

https://www.statesman.com/news/20190418/austin-region-fastest-growing-large-metro-in-nation-8-years-running-data-shows  Its job creation that is always the driver...

Doesn't mean it still wouldn't qualify but the shorter the hold the higher the bar if questioned.Conversely there's an infamous case from around 2013 I think where a developer had held a piece of property for almost 12 years and had his 1031 disallowed. 

You need to develop trust in a MENTOR.  

I have developed a focus/interest around purchasing small multifamily units as buy and hold investments in the Charlotte MSA and general surrounding areas within North Carolina (given that is where I currently reside).I am at the point where I would like to soon begin actively pursuing my first deal.

Their husband works in sales in the construction industry so well connected to the builders in the region.