I have 7-10 on staff on various projects...split between India, US, Russia, China...and we have another company using a financial analyst in India building financial models for a new business...and a tourism specialist in Italy doing research...architectural design assistant in Serbia...voice over actress in California...We use UpWork...used to be ODesk.

I left architecture to flip houses and sell real estate.

You can get architecture exterior covers that look little better.

Not including architectural and engineering.

So there is no association to review architectural conformity and other restrictions contained in the document.  

If this property is historical in the sense that it is on or may be placed on a historical register, the renovation project will also have to conform to a set of conditions that will generally have to do with maintaining all or significant portions of existing architectural elements such as facades, building materials and colors.Historical or not, any planned project will have to be heavily vetted in terms of existing conditions and projected uses for all major building elements such as structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and ADA and ANSI provisions.

If the tall windows fit the architecture and other windows in other parts of the house I would use tall replacement windows

The cost in engineering fees, permitting, commissions, attorney fees, market analysis and development, utility engineering, water / septic concerns (possibly even having to build a sewage treatment plant), architectural fees.......etc... just to get to the point to determine if it's feasible is absolutely staggering. 

He's constantly talking about how you need to bring the skills you are good at into your real estate investing, and find others to fill in the gaps (and your own shortcomings)It has occurred to me that one of the big ways that I can still bring value added is through my architectural skills. 

Generally NO if they a) have extensive rot or b) were poorly/lightly built in the first place. 2) Is the home worth saving due to location, size, architectural features, etc?