Look in Arlington, Grand Prairie, The Colony, and McKinney. 1% rule is something that BP made up I think, but in the commercial world we use what's called a gross yield.

Basically, use the policy to buy other assets, then you can use the policy (if designed properly) to supplement retirement when you're done obtaining assets. 

It depends a lot on how high between your peaks and valleys if is more than say 1/2", most leveling materials are not design to fill in that much.

I have some thoughts on a potential design but thought it might be helpful to get a recommendation from a professional as well (probably designer maybe architect).

Could you please pass along any suggestions for architects or designers?

Burlington VT requires rental property owners who want to manage their own property but don't live in Chittenden County to designate a local property manager, emergency contact, and person to receive service of process (can all be done by 1 person). 

Eventually being able to manage the design of ground-up residential & commercial new-construction projects.

FHA will not insure a Mortgage if it is determined that the transaction was designed to use FHA mortgage insurance as a vehicle for obtaining Investment Properties, even if the Property to be insured will be the only one owned using FHA mortgage insuranceI know a lot of people use FHA for multi-family but is it always the first loan they take out? 

There are many options, just make sure they are designed with routine condenser maintenance in mind. 

Architects don't build homes, they design them :)Are you looking for someone to design a home or to build a home?