Our structure was pretty simple.

If it were me, I'd like more about how I wanted to structure my portfolio.  

So I'm not entirely clear on how that structure would be profitable given the number of cooks in the kitchen, so to speak. 

Looks like structural work, partial rewire, completely new kitchen and baths.I would love to hear what your final rehab number run, with breakdowns.  

I've just decided to start investing in Jacksonville, Florida and now looking to set up my entity structure first.

Is this structure permitted?

I think recourse loans make you a better borrower and make you really analyze your acquisition prospects more carefully when buying and your financial structure/need for debt when refinancing.  

I spoke to a private lender about my intentions and he said he's never structured a deal like this.

Here's a Success Story from me and there is a link to another thread in the 1st post that goes into great detail as to how I structure my deals and the overall process.

I would structure the agreeing so that the interest rate would go to 1.5x the original after 12 months and 2x the original after 24 months, with an option to file a judgement lein in the collateral after 18 months.Is there a way you recommend I find a local attorney (besides Google)?