Your CPA cannot be expected to be an expert on lending guidelines as part of their general knowledge base and asking them to track your personal DTIs so you can qualify for lending would be a highly specialized separate engagement, not one that you should just expect them to keep in mind as they work on your projects and advise you on.

My wife's hobby is interior design and her mother is also a designer, so she was the mastermind behind it all.

My wife's hobby is interior design and her mother is also a designer, so she was the mastermind behind it all.

- I was planning to use WordPress for the actual designing of the website as most websites recommend using it.

I too will be building from scratch but it's because we have unique constratints and personal interest in the layout design. 

I have been lurking around for while and I have a question I can't find the answer to.Lets say I am renting out a home for $1,000 a month and I am setting aside 25% (lumped CapEx, Maintenance,  Vacancy).At the end of the year, I have a reserve of $3,000 designated for a certain purpose.

So in a .75 zoning area, if you have a 6,000 square foot plot, you'd be able to have 4,500 square feel of floor area (the definition of "floor area" is a bit complex, but this will give you a rough number).If you need to go through zoning, you want to ask for the least number of variances possible -- FAR and density are pretty big ones to ask for.You should also engage with an architect.

He's currently working on a buy and hold property, we're on the beginning design phases for renovations on our personal home and we've started a discussion about building our next personal home in the next few years. 

I blame it on my ESL classes.By the way, I seem to not be the only one confused, judging from this article:https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/economy/construction-companies-eligible-for-cash-under-cares-act-but-homebuilders-still-in-limbo-103805PART 2 - INVESTING and SBAThat old SBA guide (and it is specifically referred to in the SBA guidance on PPP) has another troubling section, listing businesses that are ineligible:"Passive Businesses (13 CFR 120.110 (c))(1) Passive businesses owned by developers and landlords that do not actively use or occupy the assets acquired or improved with the loan proceeds (except Eligible Passive Companies under 120.111) are not eligible.(2) Businesses primarily engaged in subdividing real property into lots and developing it for resale on its own account are not eligible.(3) Businesses that are primarily engaged in owning or purchasing real estate and leasing it for any purpose are not eligible.

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