Including first floor units; What I mean by that is that within the walkway, some first floor units also have chairs, benches, toys, hoses, shrubs that also equate to a “tripping hazard” To me it seem they’re singling me out: “you need to move it, people are tripping over it” I am completely respectful of other people’s comfort within the walkway and I went as far as to measure what area is underneath the patio perimeter of the twin unit above me, and I sawed off a partition of the legs.

We also sealed the exterior perimeter with backer as a packer and self-leveling polyurethane.

Optimum usage is 80% LTV so $400k but you need to be qualified to carry a new $800k debt.. and that's if you use the $400k cash to buy something which is Toronto is like a bachelor or a 1 bedroom on the perimeters.  

You will loose square footage because the walls will need to be 6", and you will need 6" insulated on the floor or perimeter insulation, which might necessitate raising the roof.

A 4br/2ba SFH in an outer perimeter like Thornton/Westminister up north, or east Colfax/Aurora to the east can be in the lower-to-mid $300s and you can actually cash flow once you move out then.  

Depending on the site, maybe do a mulch bed around the perimeter of the house and some foundation plants. 

You will have three main types of platforms available: full spread adhesive glue down, a click or lock system and a perimeter sticky adhesive system where there is a lip of pre-apply adhesive on all four sides of each plank or tile.

I work all inside the perimeter as well as east in Decatur/Stone Mountain, south in Hapeville/College Park, and North in Smyrna/Marietta @Jonathan Davis

The loan will be structured for 12 months out of precaution, but we project it to be paid off in the next 9-10 months.We plan on expediting the process by following this plan:1) While the design and permitting for the additions is going on we can be and will be improving the parts of the home that are not having any additions.2) We can build the perimeter wall, demolish the existing asphalt, build decks, landscape, hardscape, demolish existing structures and remodel other parts of the house during the permitting process to reduce time until we have the final permits.3) We are going to hire a permit expediter in order to cut the time down to 3-4 months.4) Our architect has hired on a second architect and CAD drafter as well so all projects will be going much quicker on the design side.5) We will be pre-marketing the home so it will never hit the MLS.

@Andrew Kasbari I work in the area on weekends and think that anywhere near/bordering the lake (Grand/Harrison/Lakeshore perimeter) will pay off in the long run.