Insulated and sealed to the gills and would highly recommend it to anyone who is doing a rebuild to the studs.The property I am buying has forced hot air and I’m not going to rip out the ductwork, so new heating systems will need to be FHA.  

This should be deposited into an escrow account you both control to manage rebuilding the house.If you are not listed as the mortgagee, then you might be screwed.

Dwelling (Building coverage)The limit should be based on the Replacement Cost of the building (cost to rebuild with the same kind and quality excluding the foundation)2.

You going to basically rebuild this place. 

On the surface it may look like all you have to do is put up walls because there is probably already a roof but what you are thinking can require work not only to tear down the existing but rebuilding all the way from the foundation and including at least one wall typically from the living room, not a good idea.

They are just about re-building the entire downtown core, including a new minor league baseball stadium that is under construction.A lot of the homes around this area are 100 year old (+/-) mill houses from an old factory that no longer exists.

The best you can do is to evaluate it yourself based on the 3 factors and appraiser should use.1) Income approach - project rents and NOI and use a cap rate you feel appropriate to the market.2) Comparables - look for anything similar sold in that area or surrounding areas.3) Replacement - if you're essentially rebuilding it look at the cost of new construction.

Also, find a fire damage restoration company, that also does the renovation themselves (the term they'll use is "rebuild" or "recon"). 

Your friend should pay off the credit card debts today with his or her savings and then work on rebuilding their savings.

We only have a Equity amount of 48500, Is there a mortgage company that can roll our existing equity loan into a construction loan to tear down this building and rebuild.