My electrician will be able to get power to one panel on the commercial building, and use it to start testing the power on the other structures.My goal is to renovate the commercial building to expand our Architectural practice.

The architecture was incredible!

I obtained a degree in architecture in 2008, and have worked as a construction project manager for the past 6 years.Over that period of time, I have studied and saved, with aspirations to join the pursuit of real estate entrepreneurship.My short term goal is to find opportunities for entry level fix and flips in southwest suburban Chicago.

I have a background in Interior Design, Architectural Design, Project Management, CAD, and a Real Estate license in NJ, which I think will all come in handy when I start investing!

I gut rehabbed a couple properties (designed and built) with my own resources, but considering this route for investing further, can i include architectural design fees and GC fees as part of my down payment when seeking a loan for a buy-hold or fix and flip property?

I typically love the weird architectural homes.

I was a journeyman carpenter way before college, after 10 years in an office an a Architectural degree I'm ready to take the reigns.  

I say this because the property I am about to go and view is on a piece of land that is smaller than the norm, so it will not be so attractive to developers here as they are use to building such units on bigger or the correctly zoned sized land.I have little money at this time as it is tied up in the properties I own + I am not in full time employment (no cash flow right now to release), but I have the foresight to make this land be worth more than what it is, by using my architectural skills.So where I need help is on how to secure the seller's confidence by achieving a conditional offer, subject-to doing my due dilligence with little money down (i.e. $1,000)?

Sounds like a daunting deal for a newbie - especially if you don't have construction or architectural background.

I've worked at residential architecture firms as a project manager for over 15 years so I know the realities of remodeling a home. $70k will not go very far and I need another ± $40k to fund the addition and remodeling.