One tough thing is finding an agent that really cares and knows what they are doing. 

We believe that with the right partnership, this project can still achieve great success.Thank you. its tough to build new in markets were existing properties are selling for far less than new construction per foot..

Has it been tough to make it work?

I went deeper into his educational material and found one of his courses, but it was $750.

I'm going off the understanding that you still need to spend 500+ hours in the business to achieve material participation (please correct me if I'm wrong). 

With the fires, labor and materials are going to be in short supply.

For example, the iconic Malibu waterfront homes were built directly over the water, many by variance, and assumedly will not be permitted to reconstruct, certainly not with the same materials or attached architecture.

Winter is tough in a lot of areas.  

To qualify, both spouses must materially participate in the business, and the venture must be jointly owned and operated.

It would be tough to rely solely on our own funding.