Hawaii based REI's, please reach out and should you need someone that is MOTIVATED to assist you with anything other than just reading material after material with no movement as of yet, that'll be me.With no experience, anything that is going to at least initiate some action on my part would be HUGE...anyone need a helping hand or could someone with excellent interpersonal communication skills, an infectious personality, humility, and aptitude for developing and learning new skills...please feel to reach out...aloha!

We use metal "C" tracks and "H" tracks to frame up the support to hold the fire rated drywall.  

After we read through the educational materials on this site and a few books in order to gain a basic level of knowledge, we will begin networking within the industry and will develop a business plan and begin building a team to work on our first project.

It has a brand new metal roof, and the hardwood floors are good enough to restore.

There's lot of educational material on this.Plan your work and work your plan, but don't plan the results.

Sounds like you want a nice, economical rental, so just keep that in mind as you lay out your plan and buy materials.

There is a materials tab on craigslist. 

I would think, you would need to run any structural material the way that shorter side (2") faces floor/ceiling and longer edge (4")  faces walls for better structural support. presently, the 4" side of the double plate faces ceiling/floor and 2" faces walls. there is not much of a  span though. 2. 

"No Limits to Taking Out FHA LoansProvided you have met all the rules and criteria, you may take out an FHA loan as often as you wish.

(drainage issue)  He says that it is near impossible to replace the boards in a tongue and grove porch and he proposes that we cut out the old rotted wood and try to find some sort of grate or old metal floor vent to put in its place so water can drain through the floor.