They offered to provide projections or a pro-forma.

By the time an Inspector shuts down a project, and the homeowner goes to court/city/judge/whatever.....there is wasted time and money.As we all agree, just get a permit (if it is required) and do things right. :-) Even if you win the war, loosing the battle can easily wipe out all your profits and more.Think about that recent CA AirBnB case where the lady was in the guest house for almost 2 years with no rent?  

The problems with the project mostly stemmed from the crawl space work, which required shoring, replacing structural members, leveling floors and insulation. 

I was ready to surrender because the actual numbers sucked compared to our projections.

And if they are a hobbyist/part-time builder, then they should engage the proper professionals, i.e. a title officer, civil engineer, architect, contractor et al to assist in reviewing the project's feasibility.

All in all my project we are proud though we fought through Covid and interest rates and have exceeded original proforma..

.- Project Update: North Nashville Duplex- Why Should the Fed Cut Rates at All?

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If not fixed I have seen people sell for double what the work is because they need to take on the project once closed.