The building itself is bare bones, just has the foundation, studs, etc.. minimal flooring, no walls or anything, so we get to build it ground up.

Because let's face it.

This is an easy answer for me and may take quite a bit to express my experience so please bare with me. :) I don't have a license but if I did, the challenges would be a lot simpler to handle.Simply, I am a buy and hold investor and without getting too much into what can be read in my profile, please do read my profile to get a glimpse of my goals.

The latter are "drinking from a fire hose", as they say, with lots of info flying in their face and which atoms of information are useful to themselves is hard to determine.

@Juan DiazAccount ClosedI got some good info from the call as far as pitfalls and obstacles that I will face.

@Stephen Jacquindo Convincing him will be hard and even if you do convince him, is he the kind of guy who is going to throw it in your face every time something goes wrong?

I'll do the worst part of your job exactly like you show me, with a smile all over my face.

So for me, the only thing I have left is the laminate floors, in the bedroom, living room, and hallway..everything else is done..But thinking about it on those lines, that image of the dirty bare plywood will be branded in their minds.  

Account Closed mentions above. also, btw, the deal isn't in CA.thanks Erik for the note suggestion-I've already started looking at templates online. that seems like it would be the easiest solution. and your advice about keeping the rate higher than bare minimum makes sense because I want to leave the door open for future opportunities with the lender/friend.

Unless they barely have any activities.