Projected sale: 950-990k Replacement property budget: 990k - 1.1M Plan: rent out the replacement home until meeting the requirements, then move into it while renting out a portion of the home via short-term rental 

I should also note that the project would be ground up and the FHA loan would be a one-close construction to a permanent mortgage 

Also in Europe you will mostly 95% of time talk to real estate agents, which as you said makes it much more tough.

My wife and I come from a manufacturing leadership and project management background. 

And I was constantly more worried about my own project.

Another possibility could be a home equity line of credit (HELOC), if you have sufficient equity in another propertyGood luck with your project!

I don’t know if innovative per se, but I’ve been investing with smaller amounts (5k-25k) into large multi million dollar projects by leveraging the investment club model.

Quote from @Andy Tack: Hi Lance, we are developing a project that is partially in a flood zone also.

In the next 5 years, we have 2 twin span international bridge projects, a new hospital, and the expansions of the university and college.

You can learn just about anything you need to complete a small project off YouTube and with the right tools.