YouTube is great and all, but it doesn't exactly tell the whole story.Love the analogy about building a tower, gotta have a solid plan before you dive in, especially with all that permit stuff and zoning laws.

Whole surrounding area and county is being developed.Our plan is to turn one of the buildings into a cannabis micro grower.

Once you know this you can plan for this on your next one.

My team closed on a brand new construction sfr this week in a master-planned community just South of Austin, near San Marcos....

Made a rookie mistake by not putting the hardware plans down on solid paper when we painted the cabinets and drilled holes For hardware.

I have seen it in Arlington....one place super unusual, like almost two full houses on a lot that really should support only 1.I think your first step is to go in person to Planning and Zoning office...with your information and idea of what you want to do and see if they give you a warm or cold reception. 

The engineer I'm currently working with drew up a plan for five townhouses.

You need a house checker to flag any big problems and to plan your spending.

just be cautious when it comes to using these. ensure you've got a plan to pay that balance back in a relatively quick fashion as most HELOC rates can fluctuate which could make the numbers suddenly not work. i've leveraged mine in instances where i'm doing a BRRR and i want the deposit for a private money loan. i'm not using it as my downpayment and leaving it out there for a long period of time. 

As with any business having a mission, strategy and plan with guide success.