Where is the highest paying customer?

So you need to determine who your customer is, what is your value proposition and how you get them over the finish line whether it be online in person or a mix of both

We spent 10 years and then sailed away on a sailboat paid for with tax free dollars, 3 waterfront vacation rentals paying for the sailing, and a custom built dock in the back of one for when we were in town. 

I was just talking on our podcast about this with Anthony Vicino, our tenants are our customers and too many landlords ignore customer satisfaction just because everyone NEEDS housing of some sort.

The business of being a landlord is about providing great customer service.

The challenge arises as the city permits only true divided lite windows, leading to a cost of $40k for 4 custom-built wood arch windows to replace rotted ones facing the street.

I don't think your plans will ever be built my someone else to be honest if they were custom. 

This is much harder than painting a car , ( I use to do do some custom paint jobs in the 80's) .   

Have good written agreements with your customers.

We've a track record to share and a story to tell as we market our "new" resort to a large & generally untapped upscale customer base throughout Texas as well as both nationwide and internationally.