You may need to also prove the soil is not contaminated by doing environmental testing.

The original property where the plant was had been purchased around 10 years ago and I was wondering if when they had a phase 1 environmental if it would be in public information.

. • One of the ADU units must either be built to a high environmental standard OR must be reserved for low-income housing.

@Nick Thurston Check with the city or county to determine if the plans will get approved as is and what is required for all approvals and the time frame, Ask if you have to install curb, gutter, sidewalks, street signs, street lighting or any other special requirements.Are there any specific street design requirements, DOT requirements, permits or traffic studies.DWQ, Army Corp or any other environmental requirements or permits.General permit fees, proffers, water/sewer tap fees and the process of setting taps and connecting.

I've already learned there is a lot more within the scope of such a project than I initially expected including removing existing structures being more expensive than I thought, hard costs being $150-200k per unit, soft costs at 30-40%, parking areas, landscaping, construction insurance, financing costs, elevator(s), sprinklers, fire code compliance, utilities, lead and asbestos abatement, any other site-specific stuff like an EIS if you have any environmental issues associated with the existing properties or wetlands nearby, holding period because you may need to wait several years for those commercial leases on the gym, yacht and electrical companies to end, etc., lots of costs and variables to consider on something like this, I'm just beginning to learn. 

Ok finally for our first purchase of a duplex in New England, that’s from the 1900 but great potential the bank wants an environmental questionnaire.

Things like zoning, required minimum set backs, environmental features, minimum square footage, and many more things can impact or even prevent building what you want. 

It should also be noted that window heat/air units may not fit into the electrical demands of some homes and this must be checked in advance.For those who are into trivia, there are some mobile home models that are heated with a wood-burning fireplace, and others that are heated with fuel oil, but these are relatively rare and --potentially -- dangerous from both safety and environmental reasons.

@yaya y Some of the the best ways to find off market commercial and multifamily properties is to compile lists from city and county websites if available or through a paid service like List source, Reonomy and CoStar or you can use free resources like Loopnet, CREXI, Craigslist, tax database, general networking, brokers, property managers, title companies, environmental consultants, building inspection companies, appraisers, landscapers and other companies that service commercial and multifamily properties and driving for dollars.The real key is in how you approach the owners and then the follow up.

There is little to no chance to have coverage for it.I have never had a meth lab claim, but have seen many insurance carrier change their policies over the last 10 years to react to the epidemic. 99.9% of the time the damage caused by meth production is a "pollutant" and Property policies will have a Total Pollution Exclusion.