With some proper planning and the funds to lock in materials early, you can have an efficient build, but certainly not fast.

Does it make sense to cheap out over the few thousand dollars it will cost to go through a proper escrow and title process?

Now if it was definitely a single unit and only she could do it and it was properly labled it would be on her.

Could be tough for the area, but also might be a great opportunity too for some large manufacturing facilities to go in there or logistics operations with all that land and location.Good luck and best wishes.

And if they are a hobbyist/part-time builder, then they should engage the proper professionals, i.e. a title officer, civil engineer, architect, contractor et al to assist in reviewing the project's feasibility.

Silicon Valley job growth in tech and manufacturing, low property taxes, and landlord friendly. 

Just keep the amount within any local rules and give proper notice.

However, once a portfolio is properly diversified in a rather small number of different investments, the portfolio has reached maximum risk aversion by diversification.  

I am interested in hearing about your experience traversing the 'green standards' new construction and permitting process in KCMO proper.

Or they could never get to the latter, because they never had the beginning characteristics which include the former to develop properly.