The next post will show you how to research what you can actually build once you know what zone your site is in.Zoning is one of the more obscure aspects of the development process, but in our experience, once you acquire significant strategic knowledge and create practices around this research and identification process, the value and marginal utility to be generated can be very significant.You can hire an architect to do this zoning research for you, but as a developer a big part of your "value add" is to identify strategically what areas have the zoning that you need, or where you found a site and the zoning works for what you want to build.

It is a 4 bdrm 1400 sq foot house in a decent school district. the detatched two car garage is in rough shape and I still need to get an inspection done on everything else.I currently have about $5,000.00 in cash available to me that I could use on this project. 

My only other debt is mortgage on 1st house and a car loan.

As I've been browsing the forums, I've seen all sorts of elements of lease agreements that I never would have considered. What are some stipulations you always include in your contracts and how have they covered you?

The system in your car is essentially the same system, just weaker and a little less complex.

You can blow it all instantly getting a newer car.

He could never buy a car and pay it off, just lease at an extra high risk cost. 

The requirements to build are a 1700 sqft min with an attached 2 car garage.

I know I want to purchase a single family home 3-1.5+ with 2 car-garage in a middle class, or upcoming, community. 

Fenced in yard, attached single car garage.