I've been an Estimator and Assistant PM for a GC, performed take off for a large government construction management firm, conducted design reviews on behalf of the government, and I am an Architectural & Civil Drafter by trade.

Pillow is specifically designed to offer short-term rentals as an amenity.

We also seem to have similar backgrounds as I have a mechanical design engineer background.

But I am an interior designer (I work at a local architecture firm), and I'm willing to help with any interior design or decorating issues/questions you may have!

For BP Nation reading this and wondering about the $1,000 fee, realize that Per 765 ILCS 940/5(4) an attorney licensed in Illinois engaged in the practice of law is not a "Distressed property consultant".

Or was it just that the the property wasn't maxed out for the zone that it is already designated for?  

Because he's older and over qualified for the initial work he'd be doing, while he'd start as a regular employee, over time I'd want to give him a significant piece of the business so he'd be engaged and be a true 'partner' with me in helping me grow what I'm doing.

Those income limits were enacted because cook county was declared a designated disaster area back in 2013 by FEMA.

You will need to learn all of these components of a development deal: land acquisition, site selection and sourcing, zoning and entitlements, architectural design management, deal underwriting, financing, construction, leasing, property management, and sale or asset management. 

I was under the impression that Master Electricians, Plumbers and HVAC people designed stuff for commercial applications and supervised apprentices and Journeyman Electricians.