. - When starting out, keep in mind that everyone speaks based on their experiences and mindsets.

Contract forms and other necessary evilsI'm a member of the California Bar (based in God Bless Texas) but not offering legal advice here - just a word to the wise.  

I'm wanting to connect with an asset protection specialist to ensure that I have legal entities etc. setup correctly and I'm covering all my bases.

Unless you can do some damage with about 30k which is how much you can potentially get based on your estimated value and remaining loan amount.

I have an area in mind that is currently undesirable but based on market trends seems to be primed for growth in the next 5 years.Any advice on research I could conduct before diving in, or other avenues I could explore to start and build my portfolio would be greatly appreciated.

If you're based in the DMV area and have had experience working with new immigrants with limited credit histories, please reach out!

My office and my house are just north of Reeb-Hosack2 - I do not have the data to support this but based on what some of the long term tenants in the area are at with their rents, I would say they have increased a lot3 - I would say so https://www.zillow.com/home-values/76576/columbus-oh-43207/4 - There is crime in the area but no more than any other city

Different programs have different requirements based on their end investor who buys the note.

Here's my assessment based on what you described. 

So, your issue is with the county government based on what you just said because a home built by a licensed contractor would also have not been inspected.I'd be JUST as concerned about a contractor built home with no inspections as I would a homeowner built home with no inspections.