I can learn how to put in meter bases and multiple circuit boxes in my building and learn how to do it, for a $500 consultation fee plus parts.

The application is done in 10 minutes online, but I highly recommend establishing a good relationship with Amex before applying.

Relationships with town and state inspectors.

You have no experience but want to build 9 houses, hmmm this will not end well. 

Build Your Team6.

Developers and construction companies have adapted their strategies (Build for Rent), embracing innovation (light gauge steel construction) and diversification (new product types) to meet changing consumer needs and market demands.

Over time, your mortgage payments will consist of less interest and more principal, which means more of your payment is going towards building equity.

By 2023 the relationship has dissolved and she wont move out of the house.

Even if you decide the East Coast is the place for you, as @Russell Brazil has stated, the appreciation of the property of the long run should continue you to build wealth for you.

In 2022, I was taking SL depreciation for my rental properties (1 apartment building and 4 4-plexes).