Those income limits were enacted because cook county was declared a designated disaster area back in 2013 by FEMA.

You will need to learn all of these components of a development deal: land acquisition, site selection and sourcing, zoning and entitlements, architectural design management, deal underwriting, financing, construction, leasing, property management, and sale or asset management. 

I was under the impression that Master Electricians, Plumbers and HVAC people designed stuff for commercial applications and supervised apprentices and Journeyman Electricians.

The standard ductless wall mounted unit is designed to be mounted high on the wall and some people do object to the look.

Jeffrey Stasz Pros: Free for teams of up to 15 people, Collaboration Tool Cons: Not designed for real estate Basecamp - “It is a good communication tool for everyone that is involved in the project.

We are primarily interested in acquiring units, designing/furnishing and operating them as short term rentals (Airbnb, VRBO, etc).

Like you mention, you may have synced (by accident or design) the busiest time in your rental business (acquisitions, renovations, sales) with the busiest time in your personal life (full time job, full, young family, etc).

The many hours working in construction rooted a great interest in design, ended up going to college, graduated with a master ’s degree in Architecture in 2009, and have been working for a Boston architectural firm since then.I first witness the power of real estate through my father.

Most states do not require a specific license, although I know Nevada does, but many states provide guidance and that guidance requires certain limits of insurance to be held, certain limits of a fidelity bond to be carried and a license of some sort, like a CPA license in any of the 50 states, and attorneys license in any of the 50 states and or a designation by the federal exchange accommodator's association. 

I have a few ideas in mind already but I'm absolutely horrible in the designer/creative visualization area....would love to see how others would chime in