I offer gap funding through Iconic but looking to transition to other companies.

I have not done a lot of research yet, but I imagine that others in town are begining to wonder about their options as well.Being creative and building are the parts that I'm passionate about, so I'm not interested in cookie cutter designs or paying others to do what I consider to be the fun part.

In our experience we have found that design and templates don't matter much.

I would be just as hands on plus designing.

. $3600 for a septic permit & design about 50k for sitework (very long driveway), though foresters have noted the potential for NRCS funding for road improvement and invasive species management (i.e. clearing the 8-acre area which has blackberry bushes galore) which we are in the very early stages of looking into. 

The program isn't designed for investors and to me there are too many restrictions.

Design and finishes are typically owner functions.  

Just pulling something from the internet (don't trust everything you see so take this with a grain of salt I'm not a lawyer): "If the building in question isn't officially designated as an SRO or hotel, it is illegal for landlords to rent individual rooms to tenants for a number of reasons, including that it could allow landlords to evade the maximum rent permitted by the Rent Stabilization Law and Code."

If you purchase in the right location, have the design and amenities people are looking for, you would probably do aright.

It's time-consuming enough to track hours, let alone check to see if the tracked hours count or don't count.Thank you ALL who posted and have continued to discuss this cryptic designation.