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BlakeClass t1_iy0gjsp wrote

My wife is a residential architect here, and as an ‘outside independent’ commentator/observer I’d recommend finding someone like her and paying for an hour or two of their time to ask a million questions and get the truth with no expectation on your side to use them and no expectation on their side to ‘not scare you off’.

The stories I hear on a daily basis are pretty crazy sometimes, especially concerning DCRA, historical districts codes vs regular DC codes, and stories of how unrealistic or irrational customers are.

Paying $100-$200 (idk what they’d charge or if this is even a thing) but paying that to make sure you even know the things you don’t know would have a huge ROI if you’re talking a $500k renovation, which is what it sounds like.

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sb2677 OP t1_iy0ht99 wrote

Great idea!! Is this a common request she receives?

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BlakeClass t1_iy0ll7h wrote

No. She’s never done it and She probably wouldn’t even agree with my comment or think there’s a market for it. I was literally answering as an unbiased observer as if I was giving my mom advice or something like that, purely based on the patterns of problems I hear about in my wife’s line of work.

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