Hi Joe,If you click on the "20% Off" button on the Bank Prospector Pro Perk, it will take you to a landing page designed for the Pro Perk.

Do I start by hiring an engineer to make the design and get county approval and permits, or securing the building loan first.

Otherwise, perhaps there are structures designed to protect unrelated properties in the LLC from being targeted by a lawsuit stemming from an incident in just one of the properties. 

A 500 square foot ground up casita would thus cost around $100k (possibly not even including engineering, design, permits, etc.)

I'm getting tired of paying a drafter 125/hr, to create my design.

I like hearing about the no neck, face tattoo, sleeveless shirt guys he rents to. 

You're not looking for a designer, but someone that understands and researches the municipal code.

My wife is a home and bedding designer by day, and a photographer on the weekends. 

It's just not done in the design world.

Lets see seasoned investors you take on this.I'm helping a friend with a house hack in New Jersey, in my many years of design and construction never had a half *** as the GC doing this job; completely mediocre expensive and awful to work with.we still have the outdoor to do that came with a different permit.The GC, keeps telling he will charge for what he does, but I know he is waiting to do the outdoor because is a big number, and the last thing in this remodel.I could do it for half the cost, and double the quality.My questions are; does the person certifying the job for the bank care if the GC in the papers was the one doing the job?