All Forum Posts by: Michael Woonton

TLDR; does anyone know a structural engineer to support with a foundation plan for a deck.

BP Community!  

First post here, looking for wisdom from others.  I'm on the East side of Austin and looking to increase the value of my primary residence, which I own outright, for a future sale and/or hold and rent depending on market conditions at that time (3-5 year plan due to personal reasons).

Specifically, I'm looking to build a 32'x12' composite wood deck, with a 11'x12' pergola covering one side of the deck.

I read the city's docs on permitting and had a teleconsult with the permitting office and arrived at the below process.

Looks like for step 3a I *need* a structural engineer to craft the foundation plan as part of my submission -- does anyone have good working relationships with a structural engineer that they can connect me to?  I appreciate your consideration of my ask and I always keep in mind that in making a connection you are putting your reputation on the line.

Thanks BP,

MW

@James De Leon thanks for the words of wisdom James - appreciate it

@Jordan Moorhead I have not, I’m not even sure what that means yet - I will keep my eyes open as I read the blog posts, books and podcast! Thanks for the tip!

@Dylan Eldred thanks for the tip - really interesting option for passive income, particularly if you have an in law suite/casita

Hey BiggerPockets community, excited to be here and learn from you all how to gain freedom through financial mastery via real estate investing.  Moving to Austin TX in the coming months and looking to start my real estate investing portfolio.  My day job is in biotech, specifically in oncology genomics and my wife works in tech.  We enjoy hiking, good beer and good coffee!