Unless OH has different laws than other states, you don’t need a license to build new construction so long as you are the owner or record, I.e. owner/Builder or you hire a licensed GC.As far as plans, you need a professional architect as well as a structural engineer to perform these tasks, you can’t just buy some generic plans.

Was lucky to have a few engineers also on the big commissioning job with me looking for accommodation so it was an easy transition.

They may say something like "This doesn't look right to me, but I'm not a structural engineer.

I have a B.S. in Industrial Engineering that I acquired when I was still in the Philippines, but I had no cash or assets to my name.

(that's without finishing, which you don't need to do by the sounds of it) This estimate also includes permits, architect and structural engineer fees. 

My name is Jarett Tigges, I live in Albuquerque and currently attend UNM studying Mechanical Engineering (I graduate in May).

But bringing in closer to 5.5k/month currently because it’s less than half full due to a fire next door several months ago that forced them to evacuate the whole building until engineering reports/inspections were done, and with the owner being from out of town and a very weak management system in place they’ve been very slow to fill it back up.

Credit inquiries from mortgage lenders within 30 days are grouped together for scoring purposes as if they were 1 single inquiry.Inquiries from mortgage lenders simply dont have much of an affect on somones credit profile that has good credit.It is unlikely you are getting a score from someplace that uses the same algorithm that lenders actually use.

I am a software Engineer in Natick, MA, and I recently became interested in real estate investing after reading the Rich Dad Poor Dad book (as did many others I suppose).

If that same deal works for Equity, but not for Cash Flow...and you are looking to hold it, then don't buy it.Base the Offer Price using reverse engineering for all the above strategies, and make the offer based on the strategy you want to use.