I am  firm believer that on the self certificating of accredited status many investors fib on those.   

As an investor-focused agent in the Cleveland market I always have my clients write the following contingencies in when buying a house that's tenant occupied:1) Offer contingent on home inspection- usually a 7-10 day contingency period, this contingency allows you to either A) move forward with the deal B) renegotiate the price if issues are found, or C) walk away from the deal2) Offer contingent on appraisal if you're going financing3) Seller to provide copy of current lease agreement4) Seller to provide a rent roll/tenant ledger with proof of payments received5) Seller to provide copies of 3 previous months of any utilities paid by the landlord6) Seller and tenants to fill out Estoppel Certificate.

One reason could be that not all appraisers consider basement space to be "general living area" (GLA), regardless of the building codes.To overcome this barrier, you can:Provide Documentation: Present the city’s approval for the egress window and any other relevant permits or certificates that show the space was done according to code.

I will soon graduate college with a degree in finance and accounting, I hold a PMP certification along with a few others and plan to work on my real estate license and maybe in the next couple years obtain a residential contactor license.

Additionally, I’m considering converting a garage into a bedroom.If I want to list these properties on Airbnb, I understand I’ll need to obtain the following:•BTR (Business Tax Receipt)•CU (Certificate of Use)For these, I’ll need to undergo a city inspection.

In most cases, they learn of the transaction only when a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) application or a permit is submitted for repairs or inspections. 3.

By making sure that (1) the investors are aware of this before investing (and not just by putting this on page 32 of the PPM, but by conversation and email trail), (2) that the investors have a certain minimum net worth and or income (and not just by SELF certification), and (3) that the investors don’t put all their eggs (investment $) in one basket(loan participation) we avoid all the drama when the inevitable one out of ten or twenty investmemt doesn’t work out as planned.  

Get the Certificate of Insurance for the electrical contractor in case there is an issue during installation and also thereafter. 

That way since there is a connection to the basement there is not issue with you crashing down there.If you don't want to do something like that, I would cut the basement off from the first floor and just rent the first floor, leaving you the basement to crash in when you want.Or see about getting the basement made into it's own separate unit now that ADU are allowed in Mass (although the law may not kick in until the new year)Also your town may now require a certificate of occupancy to be issued before you can rent it out and they may have something to say about this basement connection anyway.Just my two cents as they say.

Here's a quick overview of the EPA’s certification requirement and why it matters.