Now i went to a commercial bank and they basically said I will need an architect to draw the plans and get the ok from the city to qualify to get the 203k.

I am an architect, have some development experience, and have been investing in residential rental property for a few years. 

I found a heavy hitter who is an architect/investor in my area. 

I have been working as a developer for a prominent development firm working on large scale projects nationally as well as in Atlanta and am now looking to do some investment on the side.While I have a lot of strategic and market knowledge I am looking to get a better feel for creating a real estate team (contractor and property manager would be the first two needed) as well as ideas on sourcing deals (I have not seen many attractive deals on MLS in quite a while).Anyways, just saying hello and look forward to connecting with everyone. 

I have access to off-market inventory, contractors, architects and private lenders. 

That doesn't mean all Architects (obviously not if I'm an Architect).The pluses should be their understanding of construction and rehab. 

I have a friend who owns a 1100 sqft cabin on a prominent lake.

Looking for an architect experienced with the HPO.

Then architect to review and stamp.

The biggest thing which is probably obvious is an understanding of the build costs and then having a good team to build it (architects, electricians, GCs etc.)