Part of me thinks he didn't know who I was (my project manager deals with the contractors most of the time) and thought I was a regular retail customer.

You can get a "project partner" in advance of finding a deal, write cash offers through a partner.

If the project is right, and the moneys their to justify it, it can be a great way to finance.

Our population projections and land available for development keep a steady supply of sellers and buyers and prices remain reachable and profitable.

This seems to me to be a gradual but massive shift in our society from donations of funds to churches and charities to funneling funds to the government entitlement programs.

Bragg, NC when the results of the last BRAC realignment created a massive, unsustainable housing construction boom.

If the yield is high like it would be with a flip or a new construction project then the difference in the leveraged state is VERY high.

He seems to insinuate the the US is teetering on the edge of collapse but I do not see that happening with strong historical evidence to back up this belief being that the US government is not at risk of being overthrown, the US economy has a massive productive capacity and is very efficient, and the national debt is all denominated in the US Dollar in which the government is the monopoly supplier of.

In an upcoming project (SFR) I need to replace the siding, windows, and roof...typical I assume but this is my first.

It's in a decent neighborhood but $150k+ sales are very rare and I'm not sure if the market will support a risky project like this.Thanks so much for the insight!