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Once we have agreement in principle we then have our attorney draw up something formally that the seller can share with his/her attorney if they see fit.  

The seller was motivated to sell, allowing us to negotiate terms that fit our strategy.

Get a good General Contractor, write a proper contract with proper payment milestone schedule.If you don't think you can come up with the money to finish it get out from under it and talk to your HML ASAP like @Jay Hinrichs mentioned.Happy to connect and talk through the situation more if that would help!

Find the strategy that fits your financial goals.

Congrats on starting your first home purchase journey, that's a huge milestone to tackle.

For fippers;  due to high liability falling onto you personally if plumbing pipe pops a fitting after you close/sold to a buyer and you used a handyman to do the plumbing without the plumbing permit AND inspection;  bad things are going to happen.   

Only you know which locations will fit with the lifestyle part of your objectives so you'd select the places that work for you first.2.

I'll have to read the regs closely to see how to modify the design to fit within the codes.

I do not think my current manager is a good fit for the property, for a number of reasons.