Going to approach the owner about the SIL plate issue in the bath to bring the purchase price down another chunk to add a larger MURPHY budget just to be safe.Option period ends on Friday and we should be all good to go as the numbers still are below the 70% mark.On that note I have had enough of today and staring at this computer!

This is why it is important to look into the reserve budget and reserve account to make sure the finances are able to cover future expected/ and unexpected repairs and replacements.

Also, I would never estimate a renovation budget based on square footage.

A lot can happen to a budget between now and September/October, especially with an open HELOC.

In spite of my meager budget, I'm at $10 a day max, someone actually filled out the form on the site and it only took about a week to get that first submital. 

I don't know anything about it because it doesn't apply to me, but for you, it's definitely worth looking into.Figure that stuff out first and then entertain your R/E plans IMHO.

Work with your boots on ground on a budget and repair schedule.f.) 

Some tested their concept with a booth at the farmer's market before venturing into opening a restaurant, some taught at culinary arts schools, some created a restaurant/entertainment venue, some moved their business from a high rent area such as Portland's "The Pearl" to a more affordable rent area such as Vancouver's "Downtown" or "Uptown", some simply offered the city a cuisine that was not offered before.

I like Greg H. cannot see any reason why a licensed person would entertain this idea.

We didn't see it this year but some are based on fiscal year (ends 6/30/14) budgets... imagine that.