Cash invested: $21,000 I am restoring a 1911 sleeper car as a short-term rental (Airbnb/Vrbo) on property along Route 66 in Central Illinois.

The house is salvageable and I am just waiting for my flood insurance to provide a $20k advance to begin restoration.

Hello, I hired a restoration company to remediate a mold problem 2 weeks ago but we failed the clearance test.

After all of the advice I have received, my faith in humanity has been restored!

.- PLACE INDUSTRIAL AIR MOVERS THAT MOVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF AIR TO SPEED THE DRYING PROCESS.4.SANITIZING AND ODOR REMOVAL (IF ANY) ARE NOT INCLUDED HERE AND WILLBE PART OF THE RESTORATION PROCESS.5.JOBSITE AREA WILL BE COMPLETELY CLEANED UP AND ALL DEBRIS REMOVEDOFF SITE.6.EMERGENCY BOARD UP SERVICE ON 7/23/11 TO PROTECT PROPERTY.7.SEND DIGITAL IMAGES OF COMPLETED WORK.CONTRACT PRICE BELOW REPRESENTS $3000.00 FOR THE DEMO WORK AND $200.00 FOR THE EMERGENCY BOARD UP.CONTRACT PRICE:$3,200.00PAYABLE AS FOLLOWS:$ 3,200.00- UPON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION; TO BE WIRED ON 7/25/11

Based on my limited exposure to the new construction space:Big time builders/developers are building at $70-90/sqftInstitutional restoration companies rebuild at around $100-125/sqft High-end prefab is going at about $150-190/sqftMulti-family prefab is going at $140-220/sqftWe have bids for high-end customs ranging from $210-250/sqft (just building to shell). 

Father was chef & restaurateur... following in footsteps with food interest (but will never open restaurant to preserve sanity)... dabble in Porsche restoration.

After I assess the costs of the restoration repairs and rehab, assuming it all checks out, where is the best source for funding?

That's a great catch on the doors; it would be a dream for me to restore this house to a more historical condition.

Planning to turn around in next 6 months for a flip.I'm taking advantage of the Restore, Habitat stores, and of course there's Craigslist, home depot and Lowes.What are some local options?