I am estimating a build cost of around $200k - $250k on the high end due to the savings we will be getting from my FIL and our labor.

Something as simple as you providing the materials for the work and/or the tools can classify a person as your employee (state specific).

I’m in swfl and looking to invest in real estate straight out of high school, I’m creating a LLC to sign documents legally.

I found a partner with a high income/net worth that didn't have the time to do management or find deals.

On a side note, the main reason for home prices being so high is restricted development.

World of finance is in free fall, and being in new home development we went from running a thousand miles per hr to a dead stop in the blink of an eye, and being so high on that ladder, it was a long fall and a hard hit at the bottom.

Let’s call it what it is, a damn dart board.IMO, it’s important to recognize that despite the high costs of real estate / interest rates, and depressed demand as a result, this does NOT seem to be the 2007 housing crisis all over again.

That's not easy: most contractors don't like their tools or materials stolen.

. * Property taxes and other fees and regulations placed on rental property owners are already very high, and are rising faster than rent increases in many cases.

I have worked with Darlene off and on for 20 years, so she has seen the highs and lows.