I would love to put a sliding glass door in, as it lets in more natural light, which would greatly improve the space.Someone suggested French Doors, however, I'm not sure how well that would mesh with the Crafstman style.The city won't let me do anything that contradicts with the style anyway, so I guess I can't shoot myself in the foot too badly.

We're definitely getting started on the wrong foot with this couple.It seems like there must be a better way to do background checks?

Even if this deal doesn't go through, you would have put your foot in the door to establish a relationship. 

I was able to get my foot in the door with community banks in TX by showing my CA experience BUT they were still very cautious since I had never built in TX.  

(If they made adjustments to the cost per linear foot based on allowable density, that might make more sense and encourage development in lower-density zones.  

Hi Everett it seems to me that you are planning to make a offer before running the numbers if that's the case then I think that you're starting on the left foot.

I am a Project Manager for AT&T, looking to use my experience to get my foot in the door of REI.  

Unfortunately, I've now realized the sheer number of man hours that my desired outputs will require, and am wondering if anyone knows of a site/product/etc. that generates some or all of the following data for a specific neighborhood/area within a city:- Price per square foot as a function of time (average over the past month, 3-month, year, 5-year...) - Average square footage, # bedrooms, # of baths for current property list- Distribution of property types (single family home, apartment, townhouse, condo)- Average age of homes- % or # breakdown of sold properties by month for a calendar year (i.e. for 2016: 12% sold in Jan, 5% in Feb, 20% in Mar...)I know that sites like Zillow and Trulia can provide some trend data, but I'm looking for something a little more specialized.

Will still be looked down on as a brand new broker but at least I'd have a foot in the door.  

I also was unable to procure a quote over the phone, but one company said it was generally around $1 a square foot, which seemed low to me.