If you don't mind, give me a call at the office and I'd be happy to help you get started here, help you achieve your goals and refer outlets for education and networking and other professionals.

My office is in Carlsbad and I can help work through it and verify the numbers.  

@Laurence Bealer AMP is a great one, my fiance is a loan officer and even before he started working there, I was recommending them to everyone.They are great people and they know what they are doing.

I am an Army Engineer Diving Officer, and I am a young investor in Panama City Beach, Florida (25 years old) with two properties currently.

Every municipality is different for permits, If you've got something locked in contract I'd go down to the construction office and ask them for a list of required permits and their associated costs.

@Achraf El ChurafaMy experiences have been: When the deed is recorded, the Recorder's Office typically asks for the HUD-1 (or purchase agreement for properties transferred outside of escrow).

Or, is there anyone that does that process as a service (if it requires going down to the office etc)?

Jason,  we have our main office there and manage about 2000 homes in DFW.Our specialty is Single family/scattered site housing.I would be happy to do an intro for you.

ü The selection and designation of a qualified compliance officer to oversee the compliance effort.

I'll give you my honest opinion on these exchanges....FCI Exchange...while I like FCI's back office and online support, I'm not a fan of their exchange.