On the one hand, I like it because it might alleviate some of the stress the main fridge is taking.  

One familiar reason is NIMBYs ...while it is important that local residents have input on new housing, their resistance to new development is "heightened" especially in coastal California, and it's slowing down the ability of developers to build more housing to alleviate the stress on the limited housing supply. - sourceAnd while the average project approval time for new construction is about four months nationally, it takes eight months on average in L.A.To recap, here are some of the challenges inhibiting development in LA:Getting entitlements for new development is expensive and timelyNIMBYism and the control of local communities over the planning process adds tremendous risk as a project could be stopped due to law suits, lack of approvals, or requirements which make deals unprofitableThe high cost of land and entitlements coupled with a lack of incentives restricts the pool of developers who can afford to developBecause it is so challenging to develop and because we have such a shortage of housing, developers can only make their deals profitable if they target high-end buyers, further contributing to macro-gentriction wherein only the affluent can own homesThat said, it isn't impossible for a developer to develop.

However, if you have a good GC you can trust, it will alleviate the majority of the stress and time requirements.In summary - you can do it like I did, but it will be frustrating (although worth it imo).

LMAO You're the kind of guy I'd do business with :D@Dumitru Anton it does appear that a lot could be alleviated with a better gutter system and also a sump pump.

My goal is to help my parents with retirement, help loved ones through educational costs, and work towards alleviating my own debt.

I want to alleviate big ticket repairs 20 years down the line.  

Alleviated that fear.  

I'm almost thinking taking a profit cut may be worth alleviating the headache. 

Both were divorced and working with exes to alleviate the overcrowding.

There are also certain lenders that are starting to create their own appraiser networks (mostly to alleviate what you're dealing with right now).