Hello all, my husband(42) and I(36) are brand new real estate investors.

I got my GC license a couple years ago so I could build houses myself as I was sick of dealing with contractors.I've hired plenty of contractors that were not licensed/insured and it went fine.

Make them build them, so they own them. 

In other words, FB marketplace cast offs won't be the best fit unless you're lucky enough to come by some Pottery Barn or West Elm or brands like that. 

Even trusting a brand new GC who's licensed/"qualified" is a risk from out of state, let alone out of country.

Finding, developing and maintaining a 'brand' is hard and time consuming work.Let me turn the question around; As a seller, why should someone pick one agent over another.

I have a few brand new homes popping out of the ground in Canby Oregon.. msut of Portland proper is very old the new builds tend to be skinnies or expensive . 

Weekly coffee held every friday from 7-8:30 at smokey row on cottage grove held by Darson Grantham  Monthly meeting second Tuesday of every month from 5-7 at Keg Stand (they did re brand & it is named differently now) but that is where it is held.

I believe your loan could get called if you transfer ownership to an LLC without consent of the lender, especially a brand new LLC that does not have two years of tax returns.

Find an architect who specializes in this type of work, and who is very familiar  with the building department