I have an architectural degree and 10+ years in construction and this tight layout would have me meeting with an architect (one in the town/city the house is in).

I've worked with a construction company, that had equity interest in the architectural company that bid out the work.

I have a degree in Architecture, worked for a millwork company as a designer/CAD operator, then construction design and administration (focus was on housing), then got into management for a General Contractor ($1-25 million projects).

-I'm an architectural designer (soon to be licensed architect) moving to Tampa from Los Angeles in a few weeks.

Building a home is profitable when done on a large scale, like an entire subdivison when you can reuse architectural plans and benefit from the economy of scale or in high end custom home markets.

Ill just add my two cents as a investor who self manages in NYC.I run an architecture firm full time and self manage, maintain, and list all my properties.

Except for the military, my background is in data analytics, architecture, and management.

In my market land is relatively cheap (as little as a few dollars) and was wondering Would it be feasible for someone who is an architectural drafter to buy the land, design a structure for it, get them approved and then sell for a profit to a builder or home buyer before even beginning the construction process?

Once you have that information, next step would be to hire an architecture to draw the plans that will be turned into the city for permits.

Depending on the amount of work you will do, you may or may not need actual architectural drawings and engineering calculations if you are moving load walls.