My wife and I did our own taxes using some program (I don't think it was TurboTax, but maybe.)

Your GC will know how to apply for the correct permits.Avoiding the issues in the future is a function of respecting the permitting process in the first place.  

Sometimes I have even directed troubled tenants towards assistance programs (such as single moms because there are a lot of programs for them specifically in my area especially).

This is something I try to live by and teach my kids if I can - "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

The Snohomish county program details can be found at http://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/V...

It is extremely hard to find programs for 0 experience simply on the 1-4 unit side of ground up construction. 

We offer a ton of different fix-and-flip programs including putting 10% down on the purchase price and funding 100% of the rehab.

@Zach Denny Did you ever put your deal together, if so I'd be curious what the bank required on CLTV and if you had to source the total down payment (PP-First Loan) then apply seller second, or if the bank let you do all that at closing functionally making your DP = PP-First Loan-Second Loan.

Many states have a "reciprocal license" program to simplify the process.

Many DSCR programs require an investor to have a mortgage history- there are some DSCR mortgage programs that will work with investors who are renting- some refer to them as first time home buyers (FTHBs)- DSCR loans are only for investment properties where the owner isn't living there.