The house I own in that area is also a duplex along with brand new modern apartments that were built within the last 2 years.

@Amber SchenckSounds like Jersey shore and your friend wants to tear down the existing house and redevelop the lot into a new more modern, and more expensive house(S).The Federal inheritance tax threshold should be higher than the value of the property, but you never said what the current value is, so don't want to assume too much.And the capital gains tax has a "stepped up basis" one of only a very few good aspects of tax law.

Then in the far future possibly be a developer and create something similar to a vertical forest to show people how nature can be incorporated into modern buildings.

Most modern drilled wells are 3.5-4 inches across with sealed pipes.

The original Playboy Mansion was recently converted to condos on Dearborn Street, which is near where the Astor property was located.Mark Mark, yes, we have (2) still existing, one owned by Case Western Reserve University and the other by Cleveland State University (recently modernized mechanicals and restored much of the original carpentry).

While I employ a lot of modern intelligence these days, there are some things I do not compromise.   

I've thought about this a bit, and overall I don't see it as a negative.As much as Kevin J and the bunch would like to think that they are turning Sacramento into this modern city,  it is doing just fine on it's own, and doesn't need their help.If and when this housing initiative moves forward, it's not going to be because the initiative is driving job growth and bringing more people to down town, it's going to be the other way around, that the jobs are already here.Realistically, any new housing like this is going to be high priced, high end apartments, which if anything, will be replacing cheaper housing already in place.

A cost of $8000 seems like a lot but if you plan on being the landlord for the foreseeable future its not so bad especially if it makes your place more modern.

In "modern" D-T practice, "When no sale has actually been held ... the trustee is entitled to such compensation..." by statute.

This one needs to be on the Austin Modern Home Tours.