If your lender doesn't care whether you close on time or not or doesn't have the experience to handles issues as they come up (and inevitably they do), as @Johnny Wolff said, you could be out significant money.If you're using a credit union or a local bank, they'll want to stay within their footprint and large banks like Bank of America and Wells Fargo are absolutely useless when it comes to investor loans, but there are large lenders and some smaller banks that go everywhere. 

But my crew did it in 8 days and a house with the same footprint/acreage 4 houses down the road sold last week for $230K after it was rehabbed in June/July.

Cannot add or change much to the footprint of condo.

It would be illegal and get flagged as unauthorized deleading (UD) and you would NEVER be able to get a lead cert, only a letter of environmental protection which states you performed UD, got caught, then had to pay a licensed deleader to come in and fix it.

If youre going to change the footprint of the house typically you'll need an architect to get the plans approved with the city, the fire inspector will probably ask for a rendering of what the sprinkler system will look like, there are towns that will allow you to do a simple lock p and others that will ask for something far more complex.

The best way to go about looking for a sponsoring brokerage is to research a few companies that seem attractive to you and has footprint in your area then reaching out to them to ask for an interview where you can then ask about how they can help you grow your business.

it's no easy process. you can build up as high as your city will allow. look at other new builds who have a similiar footprint and research from there. 

-IRS liens (IRS may buy the property within 120 days after sale at the price paid at foreclosure sale)-Code Enforcement Liens, Environmental Liens, and Utility Liens-Child Support LiensThese are the liens not included when the seller goes to pay for title insurance, most liens will be cleared except these.

Determine the footprint dimensions of your buildings.3. 

He also noted that they still see remnants of dog hair wherever the carpet cleaner steps off the carpet to the tile leaving faint footprints with bits of dog hair.