Of course it’s a highly undesirable situation but I was left to make a choice out of a bad scenario.I have been project managing everyday remotely, buying all the materials and having them delivered and trying to monitor the work as closely as possible.

As framing work comes to a close, your contractor tells you you're short, 22 studs, 8 sheets of OSB, 6 sheets of drywall, 2 buckets of drywall mud, and you have no base molding.  

Went to Punta Gorda down in the South/East, but reminded me of my home state of Louisiana, mud and shell. 

Ours are just different: the green season(winter/spring), the brown season(spring/summer), the fire season(summer/fall), and the mud season(fall/winter).

I did contact one who did mud jacking. 

You have to know that any properties sold that way are going to be very undesirable.

Brush or scrape away as much excess mud as possible. 2.

They will let you know if the area you are considering is under any regulatory restriction.If you are in an area with an HOA(I'd forget it) they usually have set standardsand a mud hut ir a "tire" house will not pass muster I'm sure.Build Regs folks can point you in the right direction and let you know what will be required for the area.

I had to run the heat non-stop in order for the mud to dry, and since I was doing all the work myself, it took quite a while to tape and mud every wall and ceiling.

I'll pull wiring and help hang a little sheet rock, but I know well enough to keep my hands off the carpentry and mudding parts of the reno :)