All Forum Posts by: Kurt West

@Tim Davis
Have you made any headway with this?  I'm an architect and have some advice if you're interested. Most of our clients are investors/developers like you.  

@Kyle Bouldin
I'm an architect licensed in both Arizona and Texas, and working on small multi-family.  Do you need a hand with any of this?

An architect is your best friend during this phase. He/She will know the answers to all of your questions.

@Gal Benyanini
What kind of partners, specifically?
I'm an architect working in SC.  Let me know if you need to fill that role on your team.

Always...pull...permits.  

There are many reason why you should.  One of them as follows:  You put the house on the market and a buyer's realtor finds out you did not get the work permitted, that will need to be disclosed by the realtors on each side.  And now the buyer has more negotiating power.

I can share more examples if you need...

@Michele Renee

Even though you're not in the city, you may still have zoning codes to follow.  

We've worked on similar projects and I'd like to hear more about what you're trying to accomplish.  Feel free to send me a DM if you want to chat.

@Rajat M.

You're a great story-teller.  Well done!

@Krishna Vakk

Before you get too far along you definitely need to meet with zoning/planning.  You need to find out if 1. They allow storage units, and 2. If so, is there is a limit on the amount of storage unit developments in that county?  Some jurisdictions I have worked in limit the amount of storage units they will approve.

Also, 1 acre is not much space for a commercial development like this.  You need to talk with a civil engineer or an architect to develop a preliminary site plan (do you have a boundary survey?).  Once you take into consideration building setbacks, water retention (is it required?), parking, driveways, drive aisles, screening requirements etc, you may not have enough space left over.  You may need to go vertical with your storage building but is that cost considered in your investment thesis?  

A lot to consider before you dump a bunch of money into a project.  
Good luck.

Kurt

Most likely yes, you can build a duplex.  
The best place to find out more is the planning/zoning department.