Family members are allowed tax-free gifts and that can come in many forms, just talk with your CPA and you will should be able to structure it without any tax burden.

Thanks @Kerry Baird, I was talking with ridge lending and they have recently stopped the all in o e heloc product.  

It's usually best to talk with your neighbors about your plans and get their support as one of the variance tests is that the requested relief does not cause a public health issue or alter the essential character of the neighborhood.Try googling "tests for a variance in [your state]" and talk with your local zoning department.

I have a friend that is talking about joining Pace’s community.

The upside is if it was your primary the first $500k would be tax free Definitely talk to a tax guy BEFORE you do anything.

We're possibly (sorry for using the p-word) talking about 200 hours.

Happy to talk through this further, as I offered in my many emails. 

Can we talk about it?

I would love to do a call but I’ll watch your vids first to get a better idea before the call.thanks again and talk soon

I would probably talk to an North Carolina attorney for this.