My duplex is 40 years old and both received spot treatments for dry wood and subterranean termites about 12 years ago.

My duplex is 40 years old and both received spot treatments for dry wood and subterranean termites about 12 years ago.

I juggled this exact situation less than a year ago, trying to figure out where and how to set my sights out of state.

A few other things you may want to consider.....Using steel instead of wood or, depending on location, using block.....You may save yourself a boatload of future headache (ie mold/mildew/termites don't harm steel)Building a non-traditional structure.....ie think loft in duplex form.....etcThere are a million ways to skin a cat.  

I explained the sale is happening, period, nothing anyone can do to stop it, but if they push things off, it's a bad situation that gives them 0 time, if they work together now, can have time to find place etc etc. 100% success rate thus far, knock on wood.

The street is filled with separately deeded half doubles, so getting the approval from the township should be a slam dunk (knock on wood).

I have always liked warehouse vibes, so using metal piers to frame the shell of the house instead of wood was a no brainier.

I really don’t see an end in sight.  

It fueled bidding wars and sight-unseen purchases across America’s vacation zones, which already had dwindling stocks of homes for sale, real-estate agents say.The booming market is also luring investors, some of whom have generated substantial profit by fixing up old homes and then flipping them.

People are buying with cash, sight unseen.