Make sure your plans are engineered from someone reputable (don't trust the builder's guy unless you can verify their trustworthiness). 

Now there was no mention of the engineered plans requirement for the 12+ requirement to my recollection, so I do call foul there. 

Quote from @Brent Thomas:@Adam Reilly I would assume you are civil engineer based on this last response.

@Ryan LudwickStart your real estate investment journey by leveraging engineering skills to analyze markets, spot trends, and build a team.

I work remotely as a software engineer, I currently make $105k / year.

I would probably find another engineer.

Our engineering team finishes in roughly 2-3 weeks with no major modifications required to our initial architectural plan.

If it is block construction the engineers will make you beef up the slab and add piles to support the new weight of the second floor.

He brings with him an internationally active legal team, as well as building engineers and facility managers.

This looked intriguing, but I'm worried that YNAB is less user friendly for my situation.Queue the back story: I work as a realtor with a small RE investment portfolio, and my wife is a more stable W2 Engineer.