You've found a great resource for connecting with other people in the real estate space and learning more about investing. 

If I knock it down I will have a huge living room and a very open concept but loose som very practical space when the living room is a good size anyway.

It is in pretty bad disrepair, with the biggest and most obvious issue being the mold that is in every room of the entire lower level of the home (it's a 5BR, 2BA (~2000 sq ft) split level - lower level has one bath, living area, 2BR, storage space and utility room).

Consider Turnkey, build wealth slowly, simply and using the bents and expertise of an existing space.

I am seeking non-recourse bridge debt under a 1M and am finding that space quite a bit different than the 1-3M lending space.  

I have a few RE quandaries that I could use some help with and I wasn't sure where exactly to start this post but I suppose this can serve as my BP introduction as well :-)  By way of introduction, my wife and I own a townhome in Northern Virginia (6 min. walk to VRE station) that we are contemplating selling (more space, expand family, etc.) but we're not in a position to sell right now.  

Get tight with your lender on that.

Does anyone out there have expertise in the multi-family space out there?  

Benefits of working under a brokerage- they take on the majority of your liability, handle earnest money, branding, marketing, administrative support, technology, office space to meet your clients, trainings, networking, other senior and junior agents to help you.

I am investing in Redwood City CA near silicone valley and our market is tight.