Meanwhile, my current carrier increased their estimated rebuild cost from ~$1.6M to ~$2.6M to justify their premium hike.Most other quotes I received estimated replacement costs between $1.3M and $1.7M, but finding a carrier willing to underwrite this policy has been challenging.

From my experience, taking it step-by-step has helped me avoid mistakes and build a solid foundation for the long term.

When it comes to the STR game, differentiation is critical, and that can be challenging with a 550 square foot oceanfront condo. 

Pretty,  as others have stated here, the permitting process through the City of Cape Coral has been hindered by their ability to scale up their staff to handle the massive demands for all permitting including new construction but also anything else that requires a permit, home improvements, sea walls, alternative sea walls, pools and more.From your post, I can see that you are frustrated, and I believe some of that is due to not understanding the steps and processes of new construction, including what must be done prior to submitting permits.

For those just starting out: keep taking consistent action and small steps.

Some Attorneys will provide you with the written step by step process on eviction and you can file all the paper work yourself ( this will save you some money) or you can have the Attorney do everything. 

I have a real estate attorney that I have worked with in the past and will work with him on this also.Does anyone have advice on next steps and/or examples of terms, operating agreements, types of LLCs ect. ?

I’d challenge you to go approach any sponsor and and ask them what percent of the deal they’d take.

The house build  course is pretty straight forward  and walks you like a baby through  every step from finding the land and entitling it to building and selling.

Completely remodeled home only minutes to Downtown Pensacola 📍BRAND NEW ROOF, HVAC, WATER HEATER, ELECTRICAL, KITCHEN, BATHROOM, SIDING, FLOORING, LANDSCAPING, FRONT & BACK WOODEN STEPS, AND ALL OF THE FIXTURES.