I grew up around architects and builders so I do have some networking already.My focus right now is to get a place where I can live and rent out the other rooms so I don't pay rent.

@Mike DinhNothing is tough just hire good lawyer and architect still comes out cheaper then finding something multi unit turn key.

Any JT architects/designers in here?! 

In particular, I would like to get in touch with real estate agents, property managers, contractors and rehab specialists.Just to give a quick background, both my wife and I are architects and we are looking for rehabs, developing our own single-family houses and building a buy & hold portfolio.Looking forward to talking to anyone interested in partnering up!

I am an outside sales manager for a building material supplier in SE Wisconsin + my day to day consists of calling on sub contractors, GCs, and architects for items such as drywall, insulation, steel framing and acoustical grid/tile.

Smith, RAPrincipal Architect - Architect Owl

Does anyone have recommendations or suggestions for general contractors and architects with experience dealing with the city of Portland for a moderate size project like this? 

They are helpful but you are the final architect of your direct response campaign.Grandma's usually don't mail with a Pitney Bowes meter machine.

The project was fully permitted and inspected... yet neither the architect/engineer's license, the builder's license, nor the existence of a building permit and the subsequent inspections that occurred, prevented the collapse.I know several excellent construction companies who are fully licensed but the licensee knows little-to-nothing about construction - they are excellent business persons though and surround themselves with talented and knowledge construction (and other) teammates.  

Cars are certainly complicated, so are buildings and require architects to design them and engineers to assure the buildings will be safe.