My thoughts are that it would be faster this way to acquire a new income generating asset than to wait the 8-12 months for reconstruction.  

Its tough to scale, but that is why our model is more of a surgeon than a steamroller.

In my experience, architects are not going to give you accurate costs, unless they've been around a long time.I would find local builders, or local insurance companies that cover housing related re-construction.

This is a complete reconstruction after a fire and the only components remaining is the roof and exterior walls.

Reconstruct the properties and rent them out. 

When a surgeon talks about operating on a 600-pound man, he isn't body-shaming the obese person; he's sharing his experience to help others. 

A 55-year-old heart surgeon can probably absorb a $20,000 roof without much trouble while a school teacher may have to borrow the funds at high interest.- Number of units.

Sure there's a lot of "reconstruction" but Detroit, for the most part, is the very definition of a D class neighborhood.  

Now, I have a plane to catch since I was released by my surgeon this morning.

Many times mom and pops keep lousy records and comingle funds, which makes it difficult to re construct the books.