I use National Lumber a lot in my area and they will structurally design all the framing for me and send me a plan. 

I've been on both the corporate and entrepreneurial sides of real estate.  

I'd recommend finding a local lender as opposed to a national lender as they will understand what you do better and be more flexible.

I have gone thru four lenders and although at first they said they can do it they eventually come back with only 65% LTV.One of the reasons is because I am a foreign national.

And if you want to jump in the deep end of education, go on the national reia cruise. days at sea with education education education on many topics and areas of investing, days in port to enjoy, but education to overload if you choose. 

There are ways to eliminate surfaces that a child could bite such as capping the baseboards with a piece of half round.Since you are in Massachusetts if the home has National Grid or Eversource there are incentives to insulate the home through the Mass Save program.

New Haven, CT has had the lowest renter vacancy rate in the nation for a few years now.

If a judge finds you negligent, they can "pierce the corporate veil" of your LLC and find you personally liable.

I went to trade school and was very successful in my field but quickly found out Corporate America just wasn't for me.

Welcome to BP @Ben Miller I can't specifically help you, but search both here and Google for Meetup and REIA in Plano. the national REIA site has a list of all the clubs nationwide.