Dimensions and layouts on these are mostly standardized so you shouldnt have any problem unless the existing cabinets are custom built for the space.

With that in mind we are navigating the waters between two very murky districts that both want the same things, but don’t communicate between one another.

Should be fully upfront and aim for a property that could work just as easily as a standard single family rental too

We are under contract to sell it and supposed to close last week but the city will only issue a 2 DU cert because they "have no record of permits to convert the storefront into a residential coach house"We did a FOIA on the water records which came back with nothing, we are still waiting for the FOIA on the permit records but don't think it will give us anything because we talked to the seller from 1986 and he said the coach house was a storefront when they sold it. 

Repairing water damage and fixing broken items is the bear minimum for a landlord.

Here is a standard clause from the Columbus Realtors you can use to protect yourself:111 Investment Property Purchase ClauseThis Offer is contingent upon Buyer’s satisfactory review of all leases, rental agreements, deposits, past _______ years’ income and expense reports and within ___________calendar days after acceptance of this offer.

What would you say is more accurate for a standard size kitchen with labor included in a 800-1200 sq ft home?

Setting standards just to deny people is BAD practice, BAD business, and ILLEGAL.

Water lines, yes.

I agree with this high level (Private Money = Individual, Hard Money = Company Non-Turnkey Product).I've been begging (mostly to no avail) for better clarity and definitions here for these to avoid confusion - BiggerPockets IMO has a HUGE opportunity to set and create the "gold standard" universal definitions of loan types with just a little initiative.