For us it was a bit of back and forth between the architect and county, but in the end we got it approved and our doing the work right now.The biggest problem so far that we've encountered is the time it takes to get the approvals and do the architectural drawings (at least tell him what to do).  

Very close to RE in Milwaukee, but have been focused on my Architecture and Construction business for the past year.

Feel free to reach out if you have any Architectural questions or would like some insight into their individual building departments.

Then I went into residential real estate because I had some Architectural Drafting skills, had completed a great course on Homebuilding, and I just liked looking at single-family homes and imagining their potential, which I could explain to potential buyers.

Use the deal analyzers here on BP to give you a good sense.One other thing: If you take a duplex architecture and layout and make it an SFR, it needs to look like an SFR when you're done.

I studied interior design and an architecture bridge course in SA, and have always had a passion for small, creative development.Although I have been working as an art director, I am now ready to start the journey of property investment.My goal is to start with raw-land investment or flipping while learning the ropes a bit to ultimately start creating unconventional, eco-friendly and sustainable retreats and or rental properties.I am keen to learn from as many people as possible and share my experience and learning with the community as I go.Lastly, thank you for creating such an inviting environment for a novice to be a part of.

Hoping for someone passionate about beautiful old architecture and fun to work with.Seaview, WA - Long Beach, WA - Astoria, OR

You will need to learn all of these components of a development deal: land acquisition, site selection and sourcing, zoning and entitlements, architectural design management, deal underwriting, financing, construction, leasing, property management, and sale or asset management.

It's new construction and I intend to rent out two of the rooms in the home so I am living for almost nothing.My background is in Architecture and Construction.

He obviously couldn't climb up on the roof, but he did the arms-length visual inspection and pointed out the repairs he recommended (one roof had architectural and was in decent shape but the other was just 3-tab and needed replaced.