You can take up to a year to finish (some) online courses or if you want to get it all out of the way in just a few days you can take a local classroom style course.  

If it is a light issue you could easily get some black out curtains for each unit, if it is a thermal issue they make rubber backed thermal insulated curtains (think hotel style on the little tracks) you can get them fairly cheaply if you purchase a lot of them.

The risk you run by having drawings all ready and paid for is that developers may have their own style, design, numbers, etc.  

(2) Conventional Renovation - You may be able to get a "commercial line loan" these are tough to find for remodel, usually it is more of a new construction style loan. (3) Hard Money - This expensive - but you can convert to a permanent loan and live in it.I hope this helps.

They have some very unique styles out now.

Sounds a little "guru" style to me. 

I am now ready to buy and house hack a multi-plex.I have $20k for a down payment for a FHA style loan (I'd only put down 3.5%) at ~3.8% APR. 

Money network - report all successes in grand style to those who you may want to borrow from in the future.

There is also a broader networking style meetup and here is the information on it.

I wondered why not try and get a Fannie Mae home style Reno loan, they provide the repair money and your only putting 5% and the property is yours 100%.