I've helped manage 100s of estimates for residential contractors, producing nearly 100 myself.Disclaimers: I'm not currently a contractor, nor appraiser, nor licensed.

I am a loan officer licensed in multiple states so let me know if you want to discuss some options.

My unit is licensed for airbnb but since the Holidays (and before) it's mostly been MTR guests. 

Can you work with a real estate agent licensed in Illinois to access properties in Northwest Indiana? 

You can get a cash out refinance with the new appraised value after three months of your last purchase and loan depending on the state (lenders are licensed state by state). 

For example, is the "adult staff member" licensed?

Do you want to use your license just to invest or work with investors or both? 

All that being said, I still plan on finishing my licensing because all that’s gonna do is just help me more.

Any current rental property owners that can give me details on the cost of rental license and inspection fees in Lansing, MI?

What an unmitigated disaster.Finally, to be fair to Thailand, that construction license situation could happen anywhere and of course it's sad for the buyers/investors involved but I suspect they didn't do proper diligence, in which case they likely have themselves to blame too.Indeed, the problem is that many people are too lazy too cheap and/or don't have the right knowledge or understanding to do proper due diligence.