"ameijers" wrote in message ...
"Eric Tonks" etonks@sunstormADD-DOT-COM wrote in message
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Was commonly done in the late 40s and early 50s. Some people never got
past
the basement, and the upper floors were never completed. Now most
authorities and all mortgage companies will not allow this to be done.

Building on top of a roofed basement is not easy, and the elements keep
leaking through untill the upper floors are sealed. This is one reason
many
people never advanced this far.

I concur. Seen plenty of 20 year old follies like that in my search for a
house. A much better solution, IMHO, is to buy or lease a used mobile, and
spot it on the property, and live in that while you build. Even in areas


Thanks for the insight