We are heading down the track of reconfiguring two blocks into three, and looking for approval to put four townhouses in the middle block.
My question is to those who have done this before. How stressful is this process?
The town planner we saw when we bought the second block (giving us the opportunity to do this development) told us he sees plenty of "mum and dad" developers end up bloke and/or divorced.
I've never understood why four townhouses is more stressful than say, building one or two houses, but maybe we are about to find out .
Our plan is to have the professionals do everything they need to, and if we get BCC approval, we will sign a building contract. I know there will likely be cost overruns (which would I guess be within the scope of whatever building contract we sign), but I'm keen to learn what to watch for, what to avoid, and any strategies for newbies to this development caper.
I'm hoping we come out of this with four new townhouses and an intact marriage.
My question is to those who have done this before. How stressful is this process?
The town planner we saw when we bought the second block (giving us the opportunity to do this development) told us he sees plenty of "mum and dad" developers end up bloke and/or divorced.
I've never understood why four townhouses is more stressful than say, building one or two houses, but maybe we are about to find out .
Our plan is to have the professionals do everything they need to, and if we get BCC approval, we will sign a building contract. I know there will likely be cost overruns (which would I guess be within the scope of whatever building contract we sign), but I'm keen to learn what to watch for, what to avoid, and any strategies for newbies to this development caper.
I'm hoping we come out of this with four new townhouses and an intact marriage.