My wife and I plan on moving to Grand Rapids in the next couple of years.

For example, I've seen where a hobbyist investor/developer works on project, they hire an engineer and/or architect, but they ended up missing something vital, i.e. drainage issues, environmental, fire dept review, planning the wrong type of product for that market (buyer & renter demographic), etc.

We're planning on doing a 1031/121 combo.

We plan to keep the property forever.

I work with a retired man would can draw plans for houses and used to build houses. 

What is your plan for using your license?

I'm a numbers person with decent negotiating, project management, and administrative skills, and I was counting on those talents plus some education to be enough to get taken seriously.

CPAs, while essential for tax optimization and financial oversight, may not always be viewed as indispensable in the initial planning phase.Communication Gaps: There may be communication gaps or misunderstandings about the roles and contributions of CPAs versus attorneys and GPs.

If you don't have experience, you'll have a hard time getting financing on something like this as your first property because lenders will want you to have experience, especially if you don't plan to hire professional management.

I plan on stating in the lease absolutely no space heaters as they draw a ton of amperage.