Two codes of specialized paint for order control, not the regular Home Depot paint, were necessary.

There are groups on meet up that are working on changing the regulations around this, city codes.  

@Matthew SamsonMaybe a little early but dont let that stop you from learning the tax code that will apply to you when you have your rentals.Like Mark Kohler say; you are the captain of your ship!

We can provide further insight if you have an actual zip code in mind.

If I buy a property with tenants in place and they recently had there lease renewed do I have to honor that lease agreement or can I get a new one in place ?

There is also a way to filter and find zip codes that might meet the class you are looking for. 

Before contracting on the lot, you should check with the local municipality to verify building requirements, current code requirements, list of required documents, surveys, soil tests, engineered plans, etc.Once you have identified your lot and finalized your estimate its time to build.You or your GC will get the permits.For the final build, there are 2 ways to build, as either a cost plus, or fixed price project.Hope this helps, let me know if you have additional questions.

It takes a long time to develop land from scratch it is hard to do with all of the government regulations and codes.

I had to build fences along my driveway accessing a drive under garage, because the retaining wall was more than 30" tall (standard building code item) but these properties were built in the 40s/50s and never had a fence there until I rented Section 8 and they required it.From a tenant perspective, I never had any of the issues James notes.

New construction often means lower maintenance costs since everything is fresh and up to code.