Looking to purchase a property that needs some work done. Looking for some advice. For some context this house has had all structural work redone to it and it’s been torn down to the studs and had the drywall put up and all schematics/blueprints for the rooms and appliances etc approved by the city. It’s now just waiting for someone to come in and finish it how they see fit. I’m wondering will a regular VA loan cover this? I know there’s the VA rehab loan but I don’t want to lump the cost of renovations into my loan as I have a person I’ve been working with for a while that can do all the work and id prefer to pay him cash as the work gets done. I know it wouldn’t meet livability requirements because electrical and plumbing still needs to be installed but all structural work has been done. If VA loans wouldn’t be an option I’m wondering if there’s any other types of loans I could get where I wouldn’t need to put the cost of renovations into the loan or have a licensed contractor at ready.…