It would be nice to have a local person (Worcester-Boston MA), but anywhere is fine as long as they're experienced.

Advice needed ona) Financingb) Stepwise process to get this to from inking the deal on the land, to getting a permit from town, to getting plans drawn and approved to putting in a nice spec for the build.c) Steps to liberate some of the cash/refi at a better rate whilst the house is being marketed.As for me, I think I can pull 100k by liquidating stocks and 200k by borrowing from 401k.

But these are things we'd be doing on any house we bought anyway, nice to know that our little unit is paying for it!

You will have to go to the bank and ask.Which asking what they normally need is a good first step.Make proposals, make it look nice.

I have a commercial property where one (unused) entrance is to the back alley, and that entrance is nicely hidden and covered by a little roof.

It may sound nice to pay a 5% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no add-on fees.

I think it would be nice to open to the outside.

IE, they will not hear his side of the story, and immediately took the owners side below because she is on the board and "She is a nice person and goes to the same church as me" - the HOA President. 

It has a nice chart of Cap Rate vs Appreciation for the larger US metros.

Nice to hear.