Your journey in real estate and business ownership is truly inspiring, and it sounds like you've gained a wealth of experience along the way.

Does the new Biggerpockets book, “Self Directed IRA Investing” cover investing in real estate through a Roth IRA?

Most lenders in this market are less likely to issue a loan that you will default on.

We will be the only or one of a few that we can see with this type of amenity in our market for a vacation rental.

Mine have appreciated off of the charts in the Charlotte metro market.

What we found was only one other person contracted under $200 per square foot for clients and they also built within the city of columbus. the numbers have a much higher premium the closer you get to downtown. if you can't get the numbers to work my recommendation would be to get closer to downtown. we do build to rent development and single family home development and every line item is broken out. on the triples we have to build exterior staircases etc there are some things you can't really understand unless you build a lot. hope that helps but no one is going to build you for 110 a square foot. the lowest cost homes in our market at cost without a profit barely dip into 140 a square and we are in one of the cheapest construction markets and states in the country. 

To be considered an investor (and possibly get long-term capital gains rates), you’d need to hold the property for over a year as a rental or investment, not actively flip it.Check out the IRS guide on rental real estate and capital gains for more details: IRS Rental Property Tax Guide.You might want to talk to a CPA who specializes in real estate to see if there are any strategies that work for your situation.Good luck on your flip!

@Jacob W. land market in FL is highly competitive.

I am talking to someone on their commercial side, however the last communication I had with them when I asked where we were on attaining a quote was that the under writer was having trouble finding a market for the mobile homes due to the age.

@Jim Coleman Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.