I'd have to wonder about the property taxes and possible code enforcement liens to have to settle before I could even start working on the house itself. And if it's going to be used for commercial purposes, there are building codes to worry about, big expensive ones.
Not sure what the new owners taxes will be, but currently they were under $6K/year.
I would think that some of the incentives would include historic preservation tax credits as well as reduced property taxes for preservation
But rebuilding to the historical building standards will negate all those savings.
I'd have to wonder about the property taxes and possible code enforcement liens to have to settle before I could even start working on the house itself. And if it's going to be used for commercial purposes, there are building codes to worry about, big expensive ones.
Not sure what the new owners taxes will be, but currently they were under $6K/year.
I would think that some of the incentives would include historic preservation tax credits as well as reduced property taxes for preservation
But rebuilding to the historical building standards will negate all those savings.
Not necessarily. All SHPOs are primarily focused on the exterior character of private homes.
And the exterior of that home is massive. If one was forced to install copper gutters and rain leaders cost would astronomical
Not sure what the new owners taxes will be, but currently they were under $6K/year.
I would think that some of the incentives would include historic preservation tax credits as well as reduced property taxes for preservation
But rebuilding to the historical building standards will negate all those savings.
Not necessarily. All SHPOs are primarily focused on the exterior character of private homes.
And the exterior of that home is massive. If one was forced to install copper gutters and rain leaders cost would astronomical
Probably, but if youre purchasing and renovating the home, youre not doing so because it makes financial sense
I worked on an Inn that was built in 1790 something and the all the generator wiring had to be buried and run into the foundation with nothing visible from above.
Re: Post nothing for good reason (NSFW)
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:19 pm
by Charliesheen
Is a rain leader a downspout?
A friend was asking.
Re: Post nothing for good reason (NSFW)
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:25 pm
by CaptQuint
Charliesheen wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:19 pm
Is a rain leader a downspout?
A friend was asking.
a leader connects to the downspout
Re: Post nothing for good reason (NSFW)
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:30 pm
by Charliesheen
Learnt something new today. They can be quite the decorative element. Just never noticed them before.
Re: Post nothing for good reason (NSFW)
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2020 6:22 pm
by QillerDaemon
Kinda why I was asking. There are a couple of examples around my area of people trying to restore old mansions that got bogged down by building codes and enforcement agencies with regulatory blinders on. One woman bought a lovely old former grove owner's house, and in trying to covert it to a combo personal home and small BnB, immediately got swatted by building code that meant she had to have a fire sprinkler system, and to install that, basically gut all the ceilings, many of which had beautiful decorations on them. She's still working on it, bless her heart, but she'll never recover her investment in the property.
Another example is what had been about the last citrus grove mansion within view of downtown Orlando. But the city then turned down all tax and preservation credits and told the new owner the almost completely wooden mansion had to be brought up to code. It was easier and cheaper just to sell the land for yet another fucking Publix. Beautiful old house, too.
