This mini "book" will follow the process of moving a small bungalow from a non-conforming lot to a new parcel. There will be a two-bedroom addition and the house will undergo a full renovation as part of this process.

Four primary factors influenced the decision to relocate the home:

• Non-Conforming Lot. The house sits on a "non-conforming" lot and is a "public nuisance". Something had to be done with it, and the City was not all about having it rehabilitated on site.

• Cost of Demolition or Repair. The potential cost of demolition or repairing the existing foundation were almost equivalent to the cost of moving it.
• Historic Character. The structure is listed as a contributing resource in Des Moines' West Ninth Streetcar historic district.
• Impact on Adjacent Values. The adjacent home is under renovation. It was necessary to control this property one way or another. If we demolished the house, the acquisition cost would have to be "absorbed" into the rehabilitation of the adjacent home.

Moving a home is not as easy as one might think (did you think it would be easy?).