Unfortunately the leak was identified 2 weeks after the builder's 1 year bumper to bumper warranty expired.

It takes a lot of time to prepare food, eat, and clean up so being as busy as we always are this simplifies the process quite a bit (not to mention the benefits of simplifying the digestion process for the body).

It's a busy time of year for most builders and providers, and a several day delay in scheduling a phone call does happens.  

They have a place they could potentially close on by the end of the year, but its new construction and the closing is subject to change based on the builder (and the area was just in the path of Beryl, so that timeline could have been impacted), so if that's the only thing they're thinking of exchanging into, I'm inclined to suggest they consider consuming the losses now for simplicity's sake, especially if the exchange timeline can't be guaranteed to work out.

The best tip I can give you ask a flipper or a new construction home builder if you can shadow an entire project, maybe run errands for them and deliver supplies to the job.Get on the job every day, best way to learn the process, every municipality is a little different, my experince is from Milwaukee, I would have to learn a lot, even if it were close by like Chicago.

There is a large retail scene in Columbus as well, with big retailers such as Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret and Big Lots all having headquarters in Columbus. 

We spent 10 months planning with architectural, structural, builder, city permits, etc. 

I use the paid version of ChatGPT as a tool as much as possible, because I don't want to be like my parents, who thought for the longest time it's not necessary to learn how to use a computer..ChatGPT has now a body.

We were thinking about starting a Real Estate Consulting in a very small scale.We are doing this already for her clients where she finds properties and deals, negotiates with the seller/builder (if new construction), and helps them get a good offer.

Feasibility study; network with other STVR builders using containers.