Does the time and effort behind designing, permitting, and building the ADU count towards the REP status?

Also, I found 2 ideologies regarding such development projects: Use one GC for the entire development or use that GC only for crucial trades such as foundation, framing, roofing , external siding, etc. and use sub contractors for finish and interior work to reduce cost.

S corp is a separate tax designation similar to a partnership in that there is no entity level tax but has some other nuances. 

What I find to be most valuable: Ease of use, cost-savings and efficiency and here's what I mean: If using an interior designer to furnish your rental, they will hand you a list of supplies + furniture to buy and what I was able to do with Minoan is upload that list as a CSV file and then they come back with a quote of all of the items they can fulfill along with their respective discount. 

See below:Survey (8-10 weeks) Request Permit Prints from Design Team (4-6 weeks) Site Plan and Septic Design from Design Engineers. (6-8 weeks) Need survey back to start designs as this is site specific Energy Docs (1-2 weeks) Need plans from Design Team to make request.

The interior was made up of high efficiency HVAC systems, contemporary lighting, and electric water heaters.

Cash invested: $18,000 Sale price: $32,000 '69 trailer fix and flipNew flooring in kitchenAdded ACNew windowsAdded GarageNew interior panelsBathroom reno What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I think Rooms To Go would be fine, as long as you have consult a designer (or you are good enough) to pull off the rest of the decor that will really bring the place together. 

In Architecture you would take Structures, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, a variety of Design classes, Art History, etc...Saying someone should not do a Mentorship program because the program and strategies taught might not work for them is true, only if they take one program. 

Is there anything I should focus on for the design / layout if the purpose is mainly for renting out?