And while there are plenty of skeezy homeowners, I know I will pay the bill, unless you go way off budget and we didn't talk about it ahead of time.

As a former planning commissioner the people AGAINST projects are the loudest so you want to make sure you have a good pulse on what your neighbors and the louder people at public hearings stand so you can be prepared ahead of time. 

You have an incredible background that sets you up well for what's ahead. 

Should I go ahead and develop the land entirely and risk losing that money? 

I will, of course interview and do my own due diligence with these companies, but I just wanted to get an idea from everyone that could possibly give me a heads up on who's great or who to stay away from.

Unless he is trying to get you to paint the entire house, the $1,200 dollars saving in rent is still going to keep you ahead.  

My brain hurts but my blood is pumping due to excitement because of the potential that lies ahead of me.

The course is much more than just let me teach you how to do this and then go do it, it is a process, and I am in the process of building my corporate credit currently, I could go ahead and start now but I want to wait.

Yes i am living in one unit Gotcha - just as a heads up, most non-qm DSCR lenders do not allow for owner occupied properties

Do they schedule the inspections ahead of time or just show up randomly and unannounced?