Obviously way harder to get owners to get on board if you make them change their insurance but its the route I took in Colorado.  

If you have a plan, you can get others on board. 

she was on board.

So your architect should provide this.Plumbing - Bring your architect a nice lunch and smile and they can help you sort this outHVAC - you may need to pay a small fee to get an engineer on board (or maybe not - ask your architect)Electrical - if this wasn't part of your initial contract with architect you will likely have to pay extra for this.

You will also be taxed on any salary you draw from the corporation.This sounds to me like a real cart before the horse scenario, and I strongly suggest you get your legal and tax team on board before making any additional moves.

On-boarding was smooth, accounting is easy - so far so good.

Side note: Parent not on board with this at all, they want to flip.

Welcome on board @Melissa Williamson 

Whether you bring them on board or not is up to you and I would tread lightly until you get through a project or two. 

They continue to seem ok but I'm horrified and know that if anyone wants to they can get me in some serious trouble.On that note that's the thing... what to do when you are on the way to getting in trouble and can't get a contractor on board?