The pre approval is in my name 

The agent that told you that is correct, however commission is negotiable, you can offer them a lower rate to list a property or use it as a negotiating tool in their next purchase assuming your broker approves, also it incentivizes them to use you again for their next purchase.

I do condo conversions as a consultant here in CA, and in our case the project is approved at the local level and could not be approved.

I was recently pre-approved for an FHA loan and I am actively searching for great deals and attending showings with my real estate agent.

If tenant has foodstamp dcf payments are they consistent and how long are they approved for?

I have qualified for an FHA loan pre approved for $250000.

I’ve yet to take the action to get pre-approved because of this issue.

Got it done & approved so you need to work with the bldg insp.

Have to schedule a follow up, which arrived 1 week later, and issued the approval about a week later. 

Find a contractor Find a house that doesn’t need major walls removed/moved, and a house that doesn’t need demo’d and rebuilt Take the contractor with you so the contractor can write up a scope of workSubmit everything to your lender Once everything is finalized the contractor can start on the rehab and get draws from the lender At the end of the deal the bank refinances the house out of the 203k loan into a conventional loan as long as it has 20% equity (which it will have to before the bank will even approve of the 203k loan.