Certificate of Occupancy Checklist for Flip Project

[Jake Lord]

Hello all,

A business partner and I are currently working on a flip or BRRRR project - it is a 3 bed/2 bath single family property in the greater Binghamton, NY area. The property definitely needs a lot of work and could become a money pit if we let it. However, we are planning to fix it up enough to get a certificate of occupancy and to rent it out or flip it to someone that would like to generate the rental income.

I am having a really hard time determining what work actually needs to be done to the house and what "boxes need to be checked" in order to receive that C of O. Does anyone know the best place to find some kind of checklist that we can follow along with? 

Also, any other words of wisdom regarding flips and BRRRRs and what is needed to obtain that C of O would be super helpful.

Thank you everyone!