I have already purchased the tub, already dug out the concrete around the drain, already demo all the walls, etc. 

I’m going to do some of the stuff myself - paint, demo, some trim to save on costs.

Hire a plumber for the hard stuff,  but if it is unoccupied maybe you can do some of the demo like tile removal.

There are a few houses on my block that someone had demoed and built brand new ones. 

Guy's gotta demo an archway and build a frame, right?

He hasn't even started demo and said he can't without the permit.

Things like demo and whatever is happening first.

I have a very dedicated team for Demo work and cleanup as this is our strong suit.

Did some of the demo and finish work.

So here's the (abridged) story so far...Facts:Purchased Two Family in Belmar in April (Two Single Family Homes on One Lot) Using 203k loan with both homes needing "Gut Job"Confirmed Legal Two Family with Tax, Agent, Closing Attorney, and Seller DisclosureHired 203k Consultant (formal written agreement) to prepare a formal Scope of Work for Project with GC leveraging and singing offThe homes had indications of structural issues (through inspection pre-purchase) and all parties were aware before closingUltimately had to hire Architects with PE in-house to draw plans to repair structures using concrete slabsCalled Local Building Inspector and told him the profile of the multifamily homes and that we found major additional issues when demo-ing | He said he would look to only make sure they were up to current code.Spoke again before we submitted permits to tell him about the project and he seemed "fine" as long as it was up to code and just a repair with no foundational footprint change | No exterior walls are being moved, sq. foot remains unchanged, no floors added.The loan is FHA 203k so one of the units will be a primary residence (actually the back unit)Permits were submitted almost two weeks ago with only simple questions returned so far from zoning (the first step in Belmar)Issue:PE told me that he was surprised that town was allowing me to due to a rehab of this size considering the two-family structure has the "backyard" style home which they apparently no longer like.