He invest in things he knows and nothing that requires the aforementioned HGTV rebuild.

Displaced Families -- Families that are displaced due to either something related to Insurance or Natural disasters causing them to need an alternative place to stay during the rebuild/remodel of their house.4.

I go back and forth as the house becomes available again and I grow weary of STR.Tenants are usually folks from the neighborhood renovating, family coming to town for a lengthy visit (baby born), insurance paid renter where they need to rebuild, etc.Not much to it other than, it's a tough road. 

$45,000 sounds about right just for raising and block foundation  Other major costs to considerstructural engineer and soil bore test to determine if you can use block or have to use helical pilingsdemo and rebuild/raise of deckshow you will update the siding disconnect/reconnect utils

Here are some of the main determining factors:* sq/ft of the building to determine how much it would cost to rebuild* location - How far from the fire station* crime score 

Bankruptcy can be a responsible decision to rebuild finances.

Insurances said rebuild costs were over 800k (Which is absurd, its nowhere near that much, maybe 250k) Its also in a better section of the area. 

I would tend to agree with @Will Fraser in the landscaping route or get a quote to rebuild a new deck if its not much more.

Hi I am looking at a construction loan to tear down an existing two families and rebuild.

Did you insure for the whole cost to rebuild the building?