I also have lots of connections all over the nation to help.

If you have specific questions about property management, I'll be happy to help! 

We have helped a ton of clients with the process here in Chicago..just be sure to find a team (Agent, Lender, HUD Consultant, and General Contractor) that has done these renovation loans in the past!

Glad to help you connect with others in the area as well

If they know you, have spoken to you many times, and you have always been friendly with them, just explain your points, that there is no legal reason to deny your plans, and ask them what you can do to help get it approved.

If you are ever near Matthews and would like to stop by our office to ask some questions I'd be happy to help :)

Update to my previous post (the update button didn't seem to do anything for me).Their customer support team was able to help me get my account back, even though the email made it seem otherwise.

To help avoid a lot of these issues I would think about buying a "Modular" or use a "Tiny Home" vendor who offer these in many states.

-Rent collection and financial management is probably not at the top of the list based on some of the challenges that we hear about, mainly because if you are lucky enough to have solid tenants and low vacancy, this is easy peasy, but if you have some challenging tenants that default on payments, or the possibility of an eviction arises, it can be worth paying a management company to help guide next steps."

I am willing to install a new gas furnace,  which should help you with your long term costs.