However, it's important to remember this trend started in the not too distant past, and for a very long time before that the norm was separate rooms, so it's not surprising that there are actually considerable disadvantages of open floorplans and advantages of more traditional ones.Opening the kitchen to the rest of the house has to be one of the worst aspects of this trend.

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The City would likely not want you to have any sort of kitchenette and definitely won't want you to have a shower.

Offering that information at any time (even after closing) I would think would start all sorts of problems.

Alternatively there are several 'plug & play' national brokerage that allow you to work with a variety of up to 100+ banks/lenders but the challenge is again sort of being on your own when it comes to processing, disclosing and closing.

Some of the more seasoned vets here know all about foundation repair, but for thought this could be helpful for anyone starting out.  60 seconds background:Houston is essentially built up on a swamp, couple that with back 2 back brutal summers with little rain, and nearly everyone I've talked with recently has some sort of foundation issues creeping up. 

Is between 12 and 16 days sort of a normal situation in Vegas currently?

I could probably get it for cheaper but just for now I want to see worst case scenario. 

The worst thing you can do is to choose one contractor and use all of their subs out of state.

Also do you have a private lender like family who can bail you out in worst scenario?