I have considered any and every expense associated with the project, including credit card/paypal fee's, credit card interest payments, travel expenses.

At that time the rate and terms were better individually than through the LLC for a construction project, so I did the loan in my personal name and transferred it to the LLC for liability purposes.  

Other than that, bank branches are typically good projects because of their locations and parking.

How do you manage projects and properties from a distance?

We have multiple projects that we are working on, ranging from full gut reno's, to smaller fix-and-flips, that we could use additional contractors to expedite and grow our company.

From close of escrow (COE) at purchase to COE at sale, it was 11 months to complete this project.

And if you are going to do that project then you can go ahead and move forward and get the equity.

Most plans seems to cover basics, but should I be cautious about hiring daily workers (i.e. front of Home Depot,..)my project is in San Bernardino County (California) area. 

But then some experienced buyers are willing to tackle it because the purchase price will usually be slashed in order for the current owner to be relieved of that burden. 

I have over 22 years of experience as a Manager of Commercial and Multifamily construction and development project in various states .