Obviously it can be done, there are plenty of projects ongoing. 

I'm also a newbie and not confident in evaluating projects and borrowers, so would prefer to partner and diversify.I'm looking at debt funds at crowd funders like Fundrise, as well as business development (BDC) ETFs like Ares, Blue Owl, Golub.

I am stuck between taking a chance on being an agent, or getting a consistent full time income for the foreseeable future.

(& direct people to this thread - Perhaps we'll get some take-up in the future...)

When any little hiccup comes along that most of us did not financially prepare for we Demand the GuvMint do something, like my stock portfolio dropped 25% today in 10/87, so drop interest rate to Zero, thanks Maestro Greenspan, or again in 3/2000 when Yahoo.com didn't somehow grow into its projected 30 trillion dollar market cap based on its PE of 700, drop rates to Zero and keep 'em there for 22 years except for brief interludes of sanity (inflation got above 2%), or in 2008 when no one with a pension fund in America took any damn responsibility/oversight and gave their retirement funds to crooks to buy whatever ratings agency rubber stamped dogshit inverse synthetic CDO they could get a commission on, then were shocked, laying on their fainting couch clutching their pearls when the financial system reliably imploded, so drop rates to Zero again and start Monetizing/printing the debt, and now with the most predicted pandemic in history, Americans hadn't saved a damn cent so we cried to the GuvMint, send us 7 Trillion dollars now, I need a new Lambo!

I live in Southwestern Connecticut, and am looking for places that are not only ideal for escaping the winter months but also have strong potential for rental income/future resale value of the property.

They are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the property, including property management, asset management, and project management.

Or are variances specific to the project?

I moved here from Florida after seeing the projected growth.

Building Codes and Permits: Insights on navigating local building codes and securing permits for this type of conversion would be incredibly helpful.Potential Pitfalls: Are there any common issues or unforeseen challenges I should be aware of when undertaking a project like this?