Originally posted by @Maxwell Howard:My question is when you're choosing a house to flip and renovate are you guys re-designing theses houses yourselves and managing the construction or how do you go about planning for reconstruction and design ideas?  

You need to validate and reconstruct it.  

@Justin Sheley what is your strategy after the 12 months zero interest period, are you gonna renew your membership and ask F&G to reconstruct your credits?

Out of the remaining 8:  2 didn't pay or communicate, 2 are on furlough and paid half,  3 paid in full and 1 unit is in the middle of reconstruction from a fire.   

The property I'm working on now was so badly damaged we actually had to tear some of it down (to dirt) and reconstruct it.So, that said, I would do the deal if it's fixable but I'd write the offer for them to fix it and you pay xxxx amount or you fix it and pay xxx amount.

I know someone who is in reconstruction after disasters and definitely states this is where the money is.

Reconstruct yourself.

Also, would be interested in the age,square footage,and materials as a reason for the discrepancy between appraisal and reconstruction cost.People complain to me about reconstruction estimates on brick row homes, but to replace it at today’s material+labor prices (massively inflated and not at the bulk scale as when they threw up blocks of them) as well as bring it up to code (assuming Ordinance and Law Coverage) really is different than market value.

Hartford, typically- is a time intensive, managerial headache. lets just say that the reconstruction of everything went nearly perfect.( Which if your first decision is to skip the professional planning process. seems highly unlikely. ) Anyways lets table this thought for a moment.  

I sell implants used in Trauma reconstruction.