We have purchased many high end looking lights from them for the cost of the builders special from Home Depot but you have to give yourself a week or so to order and have them shipped.

Make sure you are legally sound the whole way around because its a sinking ship.

There is a company out of Canada called Honomobo that makes live-in ready studios/1 bedrooms ect. out of old shipping containers.

Many of the cheaper altenatives they dont stock on the shelves and you have to have it shipped.  

I am currently seeking mentor-ship and professional advice.

From my (non-lawyer) experience, yes, the lease remains in place (The Covenant of Quite Possession).  

Now, that may depend on what's in the community's covenants and restrictions.

You can potentially have your building built in a factory and shipped and assembled in a few days.In terms of your duplex situation, I think it depends on the neighborhood and also if you're looking to rent both or owner-occupy one side or sell.  

sell it on eBay with photos and have buyer pay shipping.

To be the sponsor I look for 50% of equity upside and I look to give out 8% preferred return.Some passive investors focus in on that extra 1 or 2% preferred return but I would care more about the sponsor running the ship and the property.Extra return sounds good on paper but 12% of nothing is nothing.