Asbestos siding is impervious to rot and insects and it's fire resistant.

Here in Los Angeles, a homeowner can not pull a owner builder permit for a new electrical panel upgrade, only a licensed electrician can do that as an example of one task.Subcontractor agreements should have specific protections in there for you such as timelines and penalties for delays not caused by acts of God like weather, etc. 

They do cost more to install than the laminate flooring with will pay for itself for resisting water damage.Stand up shower (would consider tile/grout work) - go with tubTub/shower combo - keep the tube shower combo if possible.

You need to save more money and some cushion cash for rainy weather.

And best of all, I have 4WD so no matter the weather or terrain, I won't get stuck.

Just have to be able to handle the crappy weather for half of the year haha. 

Personally I see a ton of demand for small spaces for business to utilize for operations, and see this property type as being especially resistant to Real Estate cycles.  

Weather and ordinary decay causes every landlord to spend money. 

It's a green board of some sort, maybe a water resistant product?

If you are, you're in the wrong business.More often than not, a wholesaler is not calling you to talk to you about how crazy the weather has been.