We have spoken with dozens of other agents and individuals in the field and most have commented that it is very rare to find houses with aluminum as most 1930 or after have copper with some exceptions between 1970-1980.We are going to get an electrician to look at and explain more about the aluminum wiring but I am wondering if there is anyone who has encountered something similar and what they did about it?

That's why I was wondering if people has any specific blog posts or threads they remembered and recommended.  

What i'm wondering is if it makes sense to try to negotiate the cost of DEMO against the value of the property - my plan is to sink a few thousand bucks and a few weeks of work into the house and live in it while working on the site plan and building out the second house for my parents. 

I own a few mortgage notes (bought of FCI), and was wondering if I can use 1031 exchange to defer taxes into another note purchase, same way one would do it with a property.Thanks,Ariel

I buy and sell homes in the (area) and I was wondering who you know that is thinking of moving in the near future?"

I'm wondering if there is a maximum number of days you're allowed to rent, or minimum number of days you have to live there to qualify for the benefits.

@Josh Lewer I will definitely checkout all the wonderful resources.

Also, any other tips from the experts?

Or, can tell me something I could’ve done different or any tips I could’ve used through the whole process.

At my closing, my attorney was wondering who's coming representing the seller.Fortunately, the entire building was refurbished, and rebuilt from the former high school, everything inside is new, so we got warranties on everything.If you wondered how I know all of this, the bank lawyer representing the sponsor at the closing was late, my real estate attorney well versed in all of this, so my he went into the intricacies of HOA's, sponsors, CC&R's etc. to pass the time.