I don't know how things work in FL, but if you were in NJ, I would say you need "the right attorney", someone with longtime connections to the local permitting authority, this should not be unresolvable.

Great points made above....Here is some better advice as to my last suggestion of just pouring the floor...LOLGet that sub that has more experience with the city and incorporate him as your lead contractor to deal with the city as you go along, pay him a bit more to act as the GC in areas of running the job per the plans and specs, with you having final authority.

I authorize the payouts.

My former business partner and David Buttross, a local real estate mogul, co-authored a book called Long Term Greedy recently.

Approaching anyone who has received a notice of foreclosure is now covered by law as a foreclosure counselor or agent, you can't just approach these people as a business without compliance issues.The reason the authorities cracked down is because people were being scammed and "assisted" by people with limited knowledge some probably based on guru stuff and they caused more problems then they ever solved.

That way, I know that it's done.I also have them sign forms with electric and gas companies that authorizes the utilities to notify me if the uutilities are not being paid.We also have an automatic transfer plan that switches the utilities back to me automatically when the tenant moves.I would check to see if your utilities have any of these programs.

I currently an employee for a housing authority in the Maryland region.

Marketing by the author, is it hype?

Right after she lost the eviction case in court, she told me that she was going to sue me to get the money that she paid for the new furnace and new windows (which I thought was ridiculous, since I never authorized those purchases).

So my former business partner "accidentally" wrote 2 checks from the corporate account of my other brokerage business where he is not an authorized signer.