Supply/demand dictates housing will continue to be expensive in these markets for quite a few years.  

It seems like towns could dictate if you can build an attached vs detached adu for instance. 

What do you guys think about the DOJ attempting to dictate the way realtors get paid?

Do those two items above 100% dictate needing a total gut or can a home be sold with the panel and the pipes how they are and can it be financed?

Every deal is different, and supply and demand really dictate what we can sell it for.

Please disregard the bad grammatics I'm in my car dictating through this on Android auto so some of it's coming out kind of garbled I'm sorry but I think you got my point

City had already approved a shear wall to ceiling but inspector dictated it go to shingles.  

It's all relative.Got ya, another thing I’ve been curious about is what dictates you getting another loan if you have a loan on a previous property?

One way to achieve more equity is to look at the neighboring markets and growthtriggers see if your area has similar economicsPass performance does not dictate the future Growth factors possibly hyper growth in your neighboring areas new construction amenities I have seen areas jump 10 X in relatively short periods due to multiple factors shopping, dining You owe to yourself to research the possibilities of future equity growth. you can always syndicate your ownership to long term investors to recoup some of your capital. ideal for people look for a write off and have the Ability to wait for appreciation.

While small demo projects are typically better to have built into carpenter's bid, versus hiring a dedicated demo crew, each scenario will dictate that.