(side and rear are now reduced to 4 feet and existing detached garages on or inside the 4 foot setback are OK.

Let’s give someone the keys that can’t even drive a boat the keys to a 75 foot houseboat just.

Unless you have a pile of many to start with it will probably be hard and may take a while to get a solid foot hold.

Black pipe is $18 for a 10 foot piece. 

I have one on my house that's 8 foot cantilevered, with no braces, and it's perfectly safe.

It’s a 3,250 sq foot commercial space that has a residential unit up above and a commercial space down below.

VCT is cheap - about 75 cents a square foot.

Each room rents for $600, but I plan to increase as tenants turnover based on the higher demand I have experienced after the renovations.House Stats: - 5 Bedroom 2.5 Bath house - 2,200 square feet (1,100 on main floor and 1,100 on basement) - 8,300 square foot lot size - 1 car garageRenovations include - Added two bedrooms - Remodeled 2 bathrooms - New appliances, - HVAC with central air - 10' X 20' pergola over concrete patio - Fire pit area with stamped concrete patio - Landscaping - Sump pump - Radon mitigation system What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

When you plan on spending the amount you're spending per square foot I would personally recommend hiring a professional who really understands sequencing (savvy with the flow of construction), building to industry standards, and how to manage people well, and what quality work should look like at $300/sqft. 

Purchase price: $82,500 Cash invested: $10,000 Sale price: $130,000 This was a home I purchased to do a slow fix and flip to get my foot in the door.