This would require a lower down payment, and after a year, you could move on to another property. 

Eventually, I moved from part-time real estate investing to full-time investing and I opened my own broker firm. 

My wife and I are remodeling a 1940s bungalow-style home in St Petersburg, and after several months of interior work, we need design help and drawings of the front exterior for our contractor to gain permits from the city and move forward with the project.The original front entrance of the home was covered with an addition built by previous owners, and we'd like to boost curb appeal and value by adding a driveway, front steps, a new door with sidelights, and an overhang jutting out from the gable with columns. 

he won't be qualified by a bank to build for you. move on find someone with more recent transactional experience building minimum 6 houses a year and 2 houses at a time. all he's doing is coming with no money and no experience that qualifies you

Cheers guys, looking forward to reading some good stuff from all you "lunatics" that broke out of the rat race!

What services are offered to have a real address for mail and potentially mail forwarding. 

That included the original Tulum lovers, who've moved on to other places when massive development ruined what they loved.

Finally ready to take the plunge and actually start investing in real estate rather than just talk about it, so I upgraded to Pro.I'm focusing on BRRRR single family homes to start and as I do not own my own home, I am looking to house hack for my first deal.Still early in the education process and putting together my team, but excited to progress forward and hopefully connect with local investors.

There is nothing you can do to stop this first chess move on their part. 

Did you already move forward with submetering?