Of course, you will need to add the transportation cost from port to the construction side as well, the good thing about container is the side is standard so this will not be too difficult to get quotes. 

Someone needs to start a cleaning company and then build it in a few popular markets, with a high standard of work. 

Property management companies have their own standard lease they use and Realtors will use the owners specific or generic state lease depending on what the owner wants.   

I would start with finding out what the payment standard is for that area.

The manager/owner, Darlene Brown, is local to Austin and charges less than the standard 20% gross profits that the national management services charge.

Standard contract contingencies may include an inspection period, financing contingency and appraisal contingency.4.

Is this standard practice or is there any lenders out there that actually accept what the home is rented for?

The location defines all long-term income characteristics, including whether your rents keep pace with inflation, the total capital required to acquire sufficient properties to maintain your standard of living, and how long your income will last.There is a straightforward location selection process.

But they had to live somewhere, so they became renters, so it was not a bad time to be a landlord.Lending standards are so much stricter today than they were before 2008.

A Self-Certified permit review would likely only take a few weeks; as compared to 4-6 Months for a project which is not "Self-Certified" and needs to go through the "Standard Plan Review" process.A Zoning analysis should be performed for your property ASAP using a Plat of Survey to ensure you would be allowed to build what you want to build, and check for any potential "Setback" concerns when it comes to adding Dormers...