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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Before you buy the place look at the regulations for the size lot, amount of home already under roof and what % you can add to it.  The rules have changed a lot in the past few years and you can't just throw an addition on.  Most people start by talking to an architect or builder.  The first step should be to get a survey done, you will need it should you move forward with the construction but it saves you a lot of time and money when you have to change your plans.

Having the survey give you the building envelope you are working with.  The architect or builder can’t tell crap from looking at your plat but they will tell you they can.

The second step should be talk to your financial planner, 3rd is the bank.  
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How can you tell if your neighbor has followed the regulations?  Our neighbors in close-in Bethesda have started a renovation and it is ridiculous; it will be all house/no yard when they're done.  Is it possible to find out if they are overbuilding the lot.  Our house overlooks the yard (soon to be the newly renovated bump out) and I'd like to know that they have followed all the appropriate regulations.  I know you can't regulate taste but maybe we can regulate setbacks and the like. [/quote]

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