If you don't know much about building, you are at the mercy of each contractors conception of what he thinks you mean.People seem to do it this way, but some get hosed financially by it too.And some have quality of workmanship issues with some unvetted contractors (see the link below).Kind of what you are saying is Hey Scott, I want to have brain surgery done and I don't know how to do it.I have no way to teach this to you, and learning it would probably take years.At a minimum level, you might want to find a contractor whose work you like--as in see pics of their work.Then ask them what something like that would cost you to have it done.I know you want to compare bids, and MAYBE this way will KIND OF let you, without the skill to write up an apples to apples bid.Were you can get into trouble could be change orders, or additional work not specified, such as the pic of Ms.Smiths bathroom did not include toilet replacement and you want a new ADA height Kholer unit...

He filed for Chapter 7 and got a stay and than told the judge he is waiting for disability because he had surgery. 

My home's agent never knew there was a 3rd party that owned a note in 1st position until the 11th hour, and this person had ICU surgery right before closing.

I am only 37 and havnt seen the ups and downs like you have, but in 2001 I had to have massive brain surgery and it gave me a new perspective on risk management.

I had to have neck surgery in 2018 for 2 herniated disks related to flipping houses and was off work for 6 months.

Granted it's a long ways away, but when AI performs better in legal, surgery, transportation and retail than humans, what would it NOT be able to do?

Checking with a second dentist saved me a surgery!!

I was a fitness trainer (labor of love) and I lost a lot of work during the pandemic the following year I was rehabbing from surgery.  

. -- although even if you are in HPOZ, there's very little they can legally do to stop you do an ADU, especially if you aren't doing any substantial demolition, and there are ways around some of the hillside restrictions depending on where you are)Cost- It will depend on the condition of your garage's structure (footings, slab, wall framing, roof framing), the distance that's required for trenching, any electrical panel upgrades or location changes, and your design intent- Check that your garage has footings that are deep enough below grade (12" min in LA City, 18"-24" elsewhere) -- if not, you'll need to underpin or rebuild them- Check that you have concrete curbs, as these will help stop water intrusion from adjacent soil -- if not, you will want to find a way to add them, either by making the contractor do surgery on the building, or by adding them as part of a larger demo+rebuild strategy for the entire garage- Look at your slab.

They are advertising very cleverly.Would you let a doctor remove your gall bladder who said to you, "I read a free ebook about the surgery.