If you plan on buying these properties using a mortgage its also best to begin the pre approval process and work with an investor friendly lender to help guide and educate you what the best product might be for your projects to make sure you dont already max out your borrowing power after the first deal.

I planned to do a piggyback HELOC to have access to quick capital in case a good next deal came along but it has been a long drawn out process and right at closing they decided they needed a new appraisal.

This starts with contracts but also extends to communicating expectations during the construction process.

Behind the house parking is a huge plus, but can be tough to find.

Your accounting background will be a huge asset in analyzing deals and managing finances.

I have never seen a hard money loan take 8-10 weeks to process. 

As a non-resident, I’m finding the process challenging due to factors like high upfront costs, foreign buyers’ taxes, and financing limitations.I’d love to hear your advice or experiences regarding:•Strategies to manage the high initial costs and foreign buyers’ taxes.

Meanwhile during the eviction period, we finalized our architectural plans and started the permitting process in the county so we didn't lose much time.

No need for Wyoming LLC, huge wasted expense.....topic has been discussed at nauseam in these forums. 

However, I have helped a couple people with extremely basic home layouts when they were in the process of remodeling their home.