So if anyone happens to know where that threshold is or where to look...like MD law, codes, statues, regulatory body, etc.

Greger   In addition to the great advice above, most lenders will require proof of funds to start the project, as you'll have to "front" the rehab funds to get started, then the property will be inspected and the rehab funds released from the lender according to a draw schedule.  

If the phase goes over a week or two give a weekly draw that is set to release as long as the job is on schedule.

Any body can refer me to an excellent RE mentor?

Next they  informed me the soft costs associated with the a design work would not be released until CO…ok I can live with that and when I finally thought I was going to be funded I get an email that the property taxes were delinquent.

The white body and black trim was/is popular in SoCal...

One of the things he championed was the use of religious bodies for that purpose, something no Marxist would have permitted. 

Because people fall in love with returns and do not ask how is that possible…Of course investigation is ongoing but this is all alleged.https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26076

Cash is like the blood flow through your body.  

Garrett states that someone owes him money and he trying to get to the bottom of it, so he filed a fake mortgage, forged signatures and is now refusing to release it.