Can someone help me understand for a flip in a 100 year flood plain if I need to elevate an existing property if I plan on adding an extension?

Have other folks dealt with "existing nonconforming" properties?

Backsplash- you could run the quartz countertop up the back a tad, or use something simple like a 3 x 6 subway tile, maybe in a different color (if your cabinets are white), and/or a herringbone pattern.

Most existing wood frames would be torn down not stormproof for the best financing & insurance rate

Or are there markets where this exists in CA, AZ, and/or NV??

I have a motivate seller that wants to sell her property to me and she does not care if she walks away with any money in her pocket. The only problem is that she acquired the property from her mother who is now deceas...

The existing industrial building on the site has now been demolished and they are already starting to work on clearing the lot!

At 75% loan to value (LTV) on the cash-out refinance loan, the new loan was $100,500 ($134K * 75%).After paying off the existing loan of $61,131.37 (slightly lower than the original loan amount from paying down the mortgage before refinancing), and after closing costs of $3,739.57, I received back $35,629.06.Given the purchase price + closing + inspection + rehab = $25,547, after the refinance, I had an additional $10,082.06 ($35,629 - $25,547) in cash to buy the next property.SaleOn 5/27/2021 I closed on the sale of this property.It was not a smooth process.

Presenting the projections and future income matched with existing leases or rent rolls on a property has worked.

We are now looking at our 2nd property and quite like one in the Ithaca area (about 25 mins from our existing; helps us keep the same team).