I also think one of the biggest criticisms of design shows are that they make them look so easy.

Hi Michael, absolutely you will need a good level of design.

The following stages of design  (Design Development and Construction Documents) will involve all consultants finalizing the design and submitting the drawings to the city. 

Here's the backdrop....For the past 20yrs I've ran a residential design/build company. 10yrs ago I was able to get into REI and now have 6 properties total (2 personally (1-ABNB / 1-SFH LTR)/ 4 (LTRs) in a LLC with a partner), and manage 2 additional properties as the property manager.  2yrs ago I decided to drop the building side of design/build, and now I just do architectural design and REI.

I personally am not a fan of design build firms, there is usually a very steep price premium for the one-stop-shop convenience and and I've seen some pretty bad layouts by their in-house designers.   

If you still need help we have an excellent team of designers who love taking custom work!

Thanks Allan,I'm going to look into panelized construction, with the thought that I could have some control and customization of design, but would benefit from the economies and efficiencies of offsight building. 

He claims a mink coat was stolen and from what I can see, a bogus claim, A co-worker of mine had a tenant with a burglary, claims dozen pairs of designer shoes worth $500/pair were stolen and she tells me it's also a bogus claim.

What sort of design inputs do you prioritize?

I’ve been fortunate enough to have worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry and have done a lot of design work for some of them on the side.Currently, my 9 to 5 is spent running a music marketing company that I started 15 years ago.