I am planning on building a ADU in my backyard and I was wondering if I should just hire a general contractor and pay lot extra or do my own project management  by hiring individual contractors/sub-constractors to do the job.Like - Arhictecture and permit person, plumber for all my pluming including addition sewage and water lines , foundation and framing contractor.

It seems like a lot of the planned development is near the blue line on the northwest side. 

Banker told me i could either do a Cash Out refinance or that I can put it down for collateral and get a Line Of Credit.

The only thing I heard is the lender they had lined up saw in the MLS before they could delist that it was listed at at $3mil and said no.The lender could be using other peoples money, split that 25% commission with the agent, investors are hung out to dry, lender-broker say oh well that happens sometimes.

Bottom line: you definitely need an attorney, but you're no longer in the realm of "residential real estate attorney."

Thanks for all the replies,  I think my plans for this property are still in line with my goals and I will play it by ear as the time comes

If they have the Down Payment I am looking for, if they have provable income at least 3x rent, 12 months of paying rent on time, if they have been employed two or more years in the same line of work, that is what I am looking for.

You could take a hard line approach and run the girlfriend.

I share my driveway with two other homeowners, I also have a town sewer line running through two parts of my property. 

Hey @Andre Valdes,Rather than tear down, have you evaluated doing a gut renovation to bring the property in line with the rest of the neighborhood from a  fit & fittings standpoint?