This is something I was always going to do - especially for my first deal - to be comfortable with spending the majority of my savings on this.By the way, I can understand why people flee to Portugal - lovely place. ;)

I prefer someone holding the CRE designation to perform the study, although MAI designees are usually also qualified.  

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I'm not a traveler, currently live in Idaho heading to St Louis, so I'm investing in myself and pushing myself to grow, getting out of my comfort zone.

We have seen the opposite - is the rest of the home designed and furnished well?

Otherwise it will have to be an investment property loan with about a 20-25% downpayment.The trade off with less capital is you have to be more uncomfortable with your living situation while a higher down payment loan product gets you a more comfortable living situation.

You can't go off of the cost estimate on permits and even beyond that, design, site work and a number of other factors will play a significant role in costs.

Purchased, rehabbed, designed, and furnished 5 bed 3 bath in AZ completely remotely.

This certainly isn’t designed to be all-encompassing but maybe with some good luck and hard work you will have a great partner for years to come.