There are no restrictions on foreign property ownership in Portugal and transaction costs are generally low.Portugal will grant a 5-year residency permit to non-EU citizens through Real estate investment (the program is called Golden Visas, look it up).

Once entitled( with it is)I can now sell the land I bought for 55k for several hundred dollars and if a get building permits  I can sell for substantially  higher.

It's also nice because we can upload invoices, quotes, drawings, permits, etc all to the individual project we create.

Our customers typically get a 30 year fixed mortgage with a 20-25% down payment.

Also I am thinking now that these are small rural counties with population in the entire county probably no more than 50k or so.. at least with most of those folks living in the city of Oroville which is right on the border with British Columbia In my flying days I would go into Oroville to get through US customs compared to going into one of the airports Airports north of Seattle .

Which is also one of the 3 fundamental needs of a business most often (customers, product/service, place of operation). 

Fix-and-flip or builder’s risk insurance should be in place before work begins, and confirm your contractor obtains all necessary permits to avoid delays.

I used to ask the customer to provide me with a SOW.

Been getting nowhere with zoning laws found online and in the local library for Yonkers (in westchester county) as to whether any permits are needed in order to operate such a business. 

All real tax advice should be custom and one-on-one.PPS.