I'm not saying that Brandon didn't do the work - he certainly built a substantial portfolio.

Big red flag would be her telling you not to come to town.

I am also the building inspector for my small town and I certainly know who the good subs are and arent.

Thats the wicker, buck town, logan , and now Avondale expansion.  

I'm not sure if that would bring in enough money but it would certainly make things easier financially speaking while you built up your real estate portfolio. 

it will be a corporate/wellness retreat/short term rental destinationI need land that is close to the Action, but not too close, and preferably comes with two single family doors already built, so I can take advantage of Fannie Mae owner occupied loan and develop the rest of the land on my own and with private funding.Is Columbus a good market for this strategy?

The only taxes I remit directly now are the tiny town tax they implemented of 1%.I just take my net income spreadsheet and calculate the 1% and give them a check.

The only problem is that the house is old (built in 1957) and small (1039 sqft).

The two existing LTR units (on my family’s property) were built 5–8 years ago at a cost of about $80,000 per unit, so I’m estimating a 20% increase in costs for the new builds.My plan is to use the equity in the land as the down payment for the construction loan, which I expect will make closing costs the primary upfront expense.

I did get grandfathered in and the area where I bought is in a nice part of town.