What would you recommend as the most cost-effective approach to obtaining all the necessary elements for a building permit?

Over the years I've been involved in spec building projects of houses, small office parks, office/retail condos, etc.

Hold, continue building equity, and in the long run you will do well.

If you have the right systems and people in place to facilitate due diligence on a property independent of the seller/owner or broker representing the seller,  then no, you should not care if an agency that owns & purchases rentals is also selling properties. 

Hey Rachel - Glad to see you are using pasive income the smart way to build your REI wealth! 

I don't begrudge people sneaking into our country to build a better life for themselves or their family, but I also don't want to support them or open myself up to risk.

@Jimmy Johnson rentometer is pretty good as long as you know it lumps together duplexes, luxury apartments, SFR's etc. make sure to only compare the comps that are like to the building you have. 

We are quite advanced in the process but would appreciate feedback on the LTC targets for similar builds and whether any of our numbers might be overstated or overlooked.Thank you!  

My church has a 100+ year old building (original church)  that is on less than 2 acres which includes a cemetery across the street from our current building located in JeffersonCounty,  MO. 

Most notably is Intel, who is investing $20 billion to build chip manufacturing plants just outside of Columbus, which estimated to create thousands of new jobs.