One of my brothers is not open to this idea and as I have had health issues, have lacked the energy to really pursue a conversation about why he feels this way.

My hourly pay in my day job is much higher than what I’d get in return from my rentals so it’s much more efficient for me to focus my time and efforts on my day job than to manage my rentals right now.

If she has no interest how much energy is she putting in?

Welcome, Little bit about me, I have been inspecting properties for 3 years, I am BPI Energy Auditor certified, Internachi Building inspector certified, Leased residential homes for 2 years with Renters Warehouse, held a real estate license for 3 years, did 3 years of residential HVAC work, hold a residential HVAC diploma and EPA certifications. 

If you change the size you will be required to get a permit and will need to meet energy codes.  

My other biggest obstacle is lack of energy.

Hello all,I'm excited to be here and thrilled at the energy this site has. 

Thanks for the tips @Jim K.This should take care of the problem.I appreciate everyone's time and energy to help me out with this issue. 

After receiving a stop work letter during demolition, and realizing that my GC made an oversight on the level of drawings required for the level of renovations we needed to perform, we hired a local design/PE company to complete the structural, electrical, plumbing, fire, and energy efficiency as required by code enforcement.

Good trades make the work happen and happen efficiently both from a cost and quality perspectiveA good QI could have saved you the $8K in capital gains tax and depreciation recapture with a 1031 exchange since you ended up renting it instead of flipping it.A good realtor knows the introductions to make to the above folks and can be invaluable in the buying and selling and due diligence processes.Take heart - The rookie tax can be expensive.