This is a great community to be a part of, You all rock!

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. :)Travel to Houston is on you though.   

One to diagnose and one to fix after a part is ordered. 

I’m focused on tourist-friendly areas (Bay Area, North Tahoe and primarily Sacramento) I have a few apartments interested in learning more about my plan.

I had a much bigger building under agreement 15 unit launch financial had my rate in high 6’s with 30 year am which was great the deal ended up falling apart (not their fault seller misrepresentation) but I do like them and you can usually get them to lower their fees. 

Odds are, that scope of work is not a part of his original contract, so he has no obligation to do the drawings for you. 

Are you drawn to SF, 1-4 families, larger apartments?

Not everyone can take off work for apartment searches.As for cameras and vacant rentals, that's very market-dependent.

In my experience, which is limited, in Houston it's around $150 sf.