He has acquired the land, gotten the permitting, has construction financing lined up but needs ~20% cash equity / home.I know very little about his particular real estate market, and I've never built anything myself. 

It's a great strategy and you're in a great market to be in. 

Every nightly rental review that has one, is only positive and they usually have 100s of reviews(at least the only ones I can find).I wanted to stand out in my market, while checking the box of "hot tub" since it's a standard amenity now. 

She did tell me I need to get licensed this year for some of the other benefits it would create.Best,David >Why do you think $1000 per door as a minimum to use a PM is nonsense?

Those brands are just great marketing companies, not necessary good windows.

Your mentor has needs; try to meet them and develop a mutually beneficial relationship.A mentor can benefit your growth, but it's not as simple as one post on a forum full of strangers.

Multifamily properties, like duplexes, can be particularly appealing because they allow you to live in one unit and rent out the other, which helps with covering the mortgage while also generating income.Another option is to invest out-of-state in markets where property prices are more reasonable but still offer great cash flow.

what are your favorite tools to discover and compare real estate markets?

There are ways to conduct a one-time restoration of benefits, or to restore benefits, but those require you to refinance the existing mortgage into a conventional loan, or no longer own the home, so they probably aren't worth it with your current scenario. 

I am assuming since I would not be doing the prohibited 'benefiting from' (as in making income off of) that this would be OK.