If you're going to live in the home, then you will have other personal influences to value, intrinsic values and personal financial aspects. :) 

@Jesse KindraHave you been busy with the administrative aspects of the rehab?

Contact a local insurance agent that writes policies for ASI (American Strategic Insurance).  

I'm interested in so many aspects about it and I just got my first rental property rehab underway. 

@Gino Barbaro True in all aspects of this business and in life.

They also are big into the electrical and plumbing aspect so good to work on those first.

I think new construction takes a vast amount of knowledge on a multitude of different aspects compared to rehabbing-depending on your area and market and what you're building.  

I will discuss just 1 aspect - the opportunity. 

I can see a law like this coming into place but the lawmakers are not considering every aspect of how the law will effect the community if they apply it to every one.If a 25% flipping tax applies in every situation then dilapidated houses are going to stay that way with no one that is motivated to renovate them.

One of the aspects that probably contributed to the triples failure is that they are a lot heavier with 3 panes of glass and I suspect that the mechanisms are the same as the 2 paned mechanics and not beefed up for the extra weight.Some earlier replacement windows were aluminum but today most are vinyl.