You might want to reach out to some of them and they can fill you in on some of the particulars with old homes, but I have seen homes from the early 1800's, maybe a couple of facelifts and a structural engineer or two but, they're still standing so best case your home could have at least 80 years before it comes crashing down. 

I'm a Project Engineer with a construction company traveling for work.

I have been learning about real estate investing for the past 1-2 years and am close to making my first real estate deal.I am 25 years old and work full time as a mechanical engineer. 

If you're rebuilding the trusses, you should be able to choose the plan that would be the most cost effective since it will need completely re-engineered.

My name is Kevin Wu, a design engineer, and I'm a new investor in the Boston area.

Hopefully in university you're studying a skilled trade, engineering or a skilled based degree with an actual job attached to it.

Local doctors, Engineers, lawyers, yacht owners...Its many buyers out there.

Currently live in Los Angeles, CA working as an engineer in Aerospace.

For a 2.5 million build we have 60k in engineering, 90k in architect fees, 100k in city permits, and 20k in other non building costs.

There was a lot of coordination with an engineer to make sure everything with the tie-down was up to code.