Standard 203(k) Financeable Repair and Improvement Costs and Fees The following repair and improvement costs and fees may be financed:  costs of construction, repairs and rehabilitation;  architectural/engineering professional fees;  the 203(k) Consultant fee subject to the limits in the 203(k) Consultant Fee Schedule section;  inspection fees performed during the construction period, provided the fees are reasonable and customary for the area;  title update fees;  permits; and  a Feasibility Study, when necessary to determine if the rehabilitation is feasible. 

The architecture is gorgeous, and the homes are of great quality. 

I'm a landscape designer for a landscape architecture and planning firm in Costa Mesa, California.

We've always purchased turn-key properties and are now thinking of buying a true fixer-upper at a lower cost and renovating (i.e. adding higher, architecturally interesting ceiling, ripping out walls, and designing a modern space, etc.). 

He signed a contract to purchase around 9 acres of land north of Charlotte(from a land owner), and he had submitted all the architectural plans/other paperwork(to build Apartment homes) - and recently got his permission from city town planning.

And so is destroying any of the architectural charm of the place - interesting dilemma. 

Downfalls here include the lack of choices for home styles and mundane home architecture, and then lack of street continuity once you hit below Stone Rd.

That said, with exception to the capital building which is a fine example of architecture, I thought Austin and much of the hill country really, was a bit of a crap hole with crappy houses.

Review the architectural drawings if the project needs them.3.

Knowledge is always welcome and I am always open to partnerships and fine tuning my knowledge, as well as offering some of the knowledge I have architecturally and even the real estate strategies i've learned through BP.