This happens to be quite close to Samsung's recently confirmed plant in Taylor.  

Leverage a realtor ahead of time with the scope of work from the contractor to confirm what they would list it at and where they expect it to close.I would 100% restructure that payment cycle with the contractor.

Here in friendly Illinois, we have to wait at least 30 days for the judge to confirm the foreclosure sale, but we have to pay the full amount of our bids within 24 hrs of the auction.

Built in 2004, the buildings offer timeless architectural design with all the modern amenities and construction.

Confirm everything with unrelated outside sources. 

Did you use an interior designer to do this?

Hopefully they have some construction experience and can either confirm for you what is needed or give you an alternative solution.  

Keep saving money until you land a regular full-time job again, get the job to confirm your salary, and then start looking once cleared by a lender.

Mortgage lenders randomly send people out to these properties to confirm they are in fact at least partially inhabited by the owners.

Hi Jaclyn/Brandon, I don't mean to hijack this post, but I am a new investor in the Columbia, SC area as well, and I had a question regarding those ratio designations.