http://www.investwithpassion.com/top-10-reasons-to-invest-in-strip-malls/ Online Learning Community Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.investwithpassion.com/top-10-reasons-to-invest-in-strip-malls/comment-page-1/#comment-178 4 MAJOR FACTORS OF TRANSITIONING FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL PROJECTS | Invest With Passion! Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:38:23 +0000 http://www.investwithpassion.com/?p=582#comment-178 [...] Commercial construction contracting projects seem like a different world as it relates to residential projects. Acronym phrases like ASTM, HAZCOM, OSHA, CSI, etc. pepper the project specification manuals and give the impression of passwords or codes to a secret underworld society even to one experienced in residential projects. The owner needs only to surround themselves with a great supporting cabinet much like the US President in order to receive sound advice for making good decisions. Having been in residential for twenty plus years and commercial for over a decade, I have seen some common mistakes that plague most residential project gurus when trying to jump feet first into the ocean of commercial projects. They believed they were the big fish in the small pond rather than “The Little Engine That Could.” In order to jump into the game, you must know the rules. There are four key factors that require strict attention as one transitions from residential to commercial contracting projects. [...] [...] Commercial construction contracting projects seem like a different world as it relates to residential projects. Acronym phrases like ASTM, HAZCOM, OSHA, CSI, etc. pepper the project specification manuals and give the impression of passwords or codes to a secret underworld society even to one experienced in residential projects. The owner needs only to surround themselves with a great supporting cabinet much like the US President in order to receive sound advice for making good decisions. Having been in residential for twenty plus years and commercial for over a decade, I have seen some common mistakes that plague most residential project gurus when trying to jump feet first into the ocean of commercial projects. They believed they were the big fish in the small pond rather than “The Little Engine That Could.” In order to jump into the game, you must know the rules. There are four key factors that require strict attention as one transitions from residential to commercial contracting projects. [...]

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