restoration

i am beginning to restore my parents home,

which was built in the 1890's and i want to know where do i begin? i think that to start in the basement with resealing the basement, the pumbling and rewiring of the house is first, however i want to change the house from two family into single. i also want to make the kitchen wider by removing the wall off of the back porch. i also want to make the attic a studio apt. am i right for where i want to begin? if not where would you suggest that i begin? how do i remove the wall without the whole back porch falling down?

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