It has been a super fun ride (sans the Great Recession) and I do hope to continue it to rebuild the net worth lost then and continue in the field that I love being in.I know that this is pretty long winded, but it is hard to fit 52 years of investing into one page.

Yeah well, we are getting stronger and stronger hurricanes coming through and if I don't sell prior to house getting destroyed, would only get rebuilding costs from insurance.  

Just my 2 centsTo answer the question if it’s a tear down you need to understand the comps In That area and the cost to remove the existing and rebuild - where many go wrong with rebuilds is they assume best case construction and holding times and time is money especially if using a construction loan.

Could you rebuild the entire condo from the "studs in" for $50,000?  

The value of the Land can cause the Loan amount to exceed the Rebuilding (Replacement Cost) in some areas (NY Metro area, LA, DC, etc). 

I'm going to put $500 of that each month toward rebuilding my EF.8.

can you rebuild the legally non-conforming property?

This incident triggered every trouble I'm experiencing now. 1) The officer from LAHD is after me saying that I need to register the property as a rental property and evict her with relocation assistance, which cost about $9000. 2) The Building department is after me with the order to comply: which I believe it might be better of demolishing the house and rebuild it. 

If not, then it's under the tile.The only way to deal with the walls is to cut them open, dry them out, disinfect them, and then rebuild.

You'll need 20% for a down payment on a rental and once the debt is paid off, you can use that money to rebuild that savings account.