I don't know if I can sell my wife on moving into a fixer up but I assume the idea there is to repeat the process with the new house.

Don't be afraid of the process!

If you dont need the leases it can be nice because as soon as you get near completion on your rehabbing you can get your disclosures out, esigned, start your appraisal asap, and get the process moving quickly versus waiting around for tenants, lease ups, and all units to be rented.Best of Luck ~

I'm wondering about any potential regulations that might make this a more difficult process than I'm anticipating. 

The process from start to finish would take four months and cost ~200k to build, with comps in the area around 355k-lender man said, refinancing would take six months as most lenders wont refinance a property unless its been built for six months, affecting the strategy to get paid out from refinancing quicker and closing out on construction loan-The property would not appraise at comps value, but at the cost it took to build, affecting getting paid out from the refinance.

We have a 28 unit hotel we're currently working thru the process on.

The process is a lot easier if you find the right agent.  

I know PA has a process to go through before you start a foreclosure, but have never seen a requirement to offer a mod.Sure, https://legal-info.lawyers.com/bankruptcy/foreclosures/delay...Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the bank must first wait until the payment is more than 120 days overdue."

Thank you  The good GCs charge 20% but this does not equate to your savings because the GC will have better contacts, have namer experience coordinating contractors, be more familiar with permit process and expectations of the inspectors.  

Can someone walk me through the thought process I should be using when constructing the offer?