I'll also bet come Jan, they ask you to extend it because they haven't been able to find a new place...the answer to that is no.

Again, connecting with a local real estate agent in that area who knows the market inside and out is your best bet.

There is a Citizen by Development program that helps you save taxes for new developments but the best bet is to buy an existing property and slightly renovate.If you have never dealt with Caribbean based labourers and you have no patience... then the Caribbean is not for you. 

However, the rapid rise of the technology sector in the Reston area has sparked them to double down on their bets for continued strength of the office market in Reston Town Center (the D.C. metro area has the 3rd highest density of tech talent in the United States and 9th in the world, especially markets in the Dulles Toll Road Corridor like Reston, where 70% of the worlds internet traffic flows through and is home to companies like Google, Oracle, and Microsoft).

Doing a 203k on a multi can be challenging, depending on tenants so your best bet is to get one vacant, but then you are at a full loss while construction is going on.

For that I'd say Title Closing Agents, if someone called in my markets and spoke with my primary ones about who does these "jazy" things I bet they'd point me out, or would at least pass on your info.

I bet it appreciates 2 or 3k/month over time.

It's a way of hedging my bet using as little cash as possible.

Physical REI is not a paper investment; almost anyone whose invested on paper numbers I am willing to bet is showing a lot less than the reality of if it unless they took realized gains by selling(into the appreciation rate) or cashed out refi. 

But if the license is required and its a flaw on the lenders side you can bet the borrowers attorney will raise that..