If the bids aren't where you want to be, go back #4 and iterate on the design You could easily spend a few thousand dollars (or more) to get to the point where you'll have a plan and firm bids in place so you can decide if you want to move forward.

Think about the tax question this way: Suppose you were designing a system to fund the operation of the government.

Cities will no longer be designed around parking lots.Will people be more likely to move to urban areas now that parking will not be a concern?

It just depends on what works best for your budget.Note: I worked as a junior interior designer at a firm that specialized in multi-family projects.

As for the mechanicals, the house I am looking at is about 60 years old, so even if the stuff works right now, I imagine it will require attention sooner or later.

Another thing is what is the design of the buildings like?

Add mechanicals, that's another $2-3 per sf, add roof, that's another $2-3 per sf.Just that stuff, and you could easily be at $20/sf -- on a 2000 sf house, that's $40K, and that's only basic cosmetic and mechanical repairs (knocking down wouldn't even be a remote consideration).Now, add in finishing a basement, doing some serious landscaping, upgrading plumbing and electrical, etc., and it's easy to spend $60-100K on a rehab.

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.$15 bucks will get you servicing on the notes with a sub servicer, go fishing.You will the have a maturity distribution, in line as the notes are purchased and to their maturity, that average maturity of 3 to 7 is partly due to design, but also due to sales and refinances.Take quality notes, private notes where the note holder needs to sell.

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