Your reviews, especially when starting, are everything, and the worst reviews come from bad cleanings and things not disclosed in the listing that should be.You are making the right moves with a designer as long as they have experience in your particular area. 

Depending on the nature of your property and the particular Cost Seg provider's MO, there may or may not be an actual site visit.

Is there a particular website you suggest to further look into this? 

I am seeking advice on finding equity investors or lenders who can offer more flexible payment schemes with low or no downpayment at the beginneing, particularly for construction projects with a timeline of approximately two years.

Be sure the attorney you're talking with is experienced in real estate and particularly tax sales and tax deeds. 

I'd suggest you speak with some lenders and run your scenarios to see what the right strategy is for your particular deal. 

These particular loans were 2nd mtg loans for home improvements, from a large bank/S&L.

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The grant covering closing costs made sense, but in hindsight, we likely wouldn’t have bought this particular home if we had more time to find the best investment.

All of these are possibilities, and all have their upsides and downsides.But, at the end of the day, if you are thinking of this purely as an investment, particularly passively, it is not the highest yielding investment.