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Half assed siding companies throughout Connecticut use foam boards to go over existing siding materials when the proper way to do job is to remove all existing siding whether it is wood, etc

Is starting from land/wood lot a good place to start instead of distressed property?

In general, companies like David Weekley, Taylor Morrison, Pulte, Ashton Woods, and Meritage tend to be more open to buyers bringing in third-party inspectors, whereas other builders like D.R.

I think that's in your neck of the woods. 

We have large windows with wide wood trim and thankfully no one painted it.

When I build for others, I take the land from woods to the finished project.  

Come down off the cross, build a bridge with the wood, and get-over-it........Success and victories are MADE, never discovered. 

Condo-ization or condo-izing is incredibly popular in my neck of the woods (King, Snohomish, Pierce counties).

Personally I just spray them but the tenants aren't supposed to go in the woods by the house for us.