Who do you plan to target (accredited investors or not), do you plan to advertise to the public, Do you need an RIA, etc- Make sure you know what to look for in a PPM, LPA, subs docs, etc if you don't do them by your legal team.

But realize that there's time involved to prepare plans for city submittal - that can be anywhere from an hour to a couple of days, depending on the complexity of the project.I usually eat the cost of contractor licensing for retail clients, but I might pass it on to an investor client.

I plan on renting it for at least a year and then perhaps trying to sell.

Good plan. 

So that's what I plan to do: I'm going to buy in my own name and use a DBA.However, I also want to start building corporate credit now; which requires an LLC.

My only plan when I started this was to earn a better return than anywhere else by using my comparative advantages (high knowledge of construction, DIY abilities, intimate knowledge of my geography, location in a cheap but growing area) to affect my return in a way that was impossible in other arenas.

But that was really the crux of my plan so I can’t fault myself there, buying all those houses gave me control.

Whenever I find a job or opportunity in Austin, I plan to move there.  

The pension amount at age 39 is not enough for me to feel comfortable, so my long-term plans are to start a small business and invest in real estate to position myself where I don't even need my pension, and it's just a bonus.

I think it might make more sense for me to continue to rent my current apartment due to the conveniences and being able to walk to work versus moving into one of the units in the multiplex as I had originally planned.