I have a friend who is looking for a California lawyer experienced with HOA issues.

Well, almost 4 weeks later I had to insist on an update and according to my contractor, this individual did actually visit my property, but for a myriad of reasons was hard to get a hold of/not doing his job, and we experienced weeks of delays for this.

Also, I can have no payments until I am ready to use the money.Does this sound like a sound strategy to an experienced investor?

At this point you should probably look to bring in an experienced developer co-GP to help with the project and raise.

Wanted to ask the experienced guy's here what do you usually do when purchasing a property that is mostly occupied but looking to do a value add to increase rents?

Advice: build a relationship with an experienced property manager if you can. 

There are things to watch out in the local area that will work much better with an experienced agent...so wait until you get there. 

@Adam Elbary If they are signing on the loan, they would be considered a co-borrower because they would be on the hook for the loan as well and it would allow you claim to be an experienced investor as a team.

I'm looking to get my first rental in the DFW area and have been looking for some contractors in the area who are investor-friendly and complete the work in a timely manner, even more with some of the shortages we are experiencing.

hi all,I'm starting to look into my next deal and i want this one to be a SFH. so far I've done only condos (2) and I have done all the work myself (minus electrical).my question to you experienced contractors and developers is, how much will it cost to turn something like this (only exterior work)to something like thesei understand there are many variables, i'm just looking for a rough number, 10s?