That’s what I might be stepping off into. A friend and I are looking at a circa 1910 shingle-style house, big enough we think, to renovate and turn into a 4-unit condo. Two three-BRs, two one BRs. A drop dead view, across the golf course its backyard adjoins, gazing out at the mountains. The owner owns a few of these, and everything we have seen, when completed, all dolled up in period dress, has commanded big bucks. It is a wreck inside and out, but with a solid frame and new roof. It’ll be a total gut inside and a stripoff outside, shingles and trim, then start from scratch. I’ve always built new before, but my bud has done a re-do. Even separated the roof and jacked it up to make a third floor out of an attic. We’ll see how this goes.
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"We'll see how this goes."
either belly flop or swan dive?
Good luck and remember to have fun at it.
Excellence is its own reward!
Wow - sounds like a real money making opportunity!!! Good luck. I'd go for it!!!
Very interesting. Can you post some pics?
Are you planning on selling them as individual units? I saw that you put down condo.
Sounds like a prime candidate for some before and after pics.
Carelessly planned projects take three times longer to complete than expected.
Carefully planned projects take four times longer to complete than expected, mostly because the planners expect their planning to reduce the time it takes.