However, you will need a demo permit and that may take a while to get.  

I know they demos and neighborhoods can differ greatly if you move in the wrong direction one way or another in that city.

Redesign/remodel the kitchen with new island in place of demoed wall, new cabinets, countertops, appliances and added skylights.

There was a detached garage we had to demo and rebuild.

It’s the smoke, noxious chemicals, mold, and permanent odor deep into all the wall and attic cavities that can only really be dealt with by full gut demo.

Las Vegas loves a good demo and rebuild. haha

You only really need access to enough capital, credit, materials, trades lines, favors, to get the roof materials $4000, or the dumpster for demo debris $550, or whatever gets you to the first draw.Understand to the day when you get money to pay your contractor.

I’ve demoed those types of houses and they are extremely expensive to put new up to date wire in.

I'm going to have a contractor do most of the work with me doing some of the labor of demo and installing cabinets and counter tops etc.

Never dealt with whatever office handles Fort Bend I don't think, but most of them are pretty good about notifying lienholders, especially if they are easy to find like this one.As @Philip Traynor mentions, most non-governmental liens are wiped out with a tax sale....so demo liens, grass mowing liens, IRS, etc do not typically get wiped out.If there is a $250,000 2nd on a property worth $300-$400K, my guess is that it will get paid before the auction.