Turned out to be the city's problem though so you know that went incredibly smoothly. 

If permits are necessary, I'd enlist an architect to make sure things run smoothly and you don't have headache from Municipalities. 

At that time we give them directions as to what is required to make the process as smooth as possible for all parties involved.

Those are pros to working with me, should everything go through smoothly.

My goal will be to smooth the whole thing over. 

Congratulations @Tony Castronovo , I hope it all goes as smooth as possible for you.

Even experienced syndicators look to loan guarantors to ensure that their operations are running smoothly. 

Then after 6 months or so when all the properties are stabilized, maybe lower that amount a bit if everything is running smoothly. 

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.

My lender worked very closely with me through both closings, making sure I had correct and legal paperwork on the first closing so that it would go through smoothly for the second, walking through the timeline with me, following up on the appraisal and just really being on top of her game for the entire process.