The focus of our developments is environmental consciousness, energy efficiency, and minimizing our carbon footprint.

Once your seed money is large enough to buy/rehab at least 3 properties in the Markets you've found, you are ready to start REI.Now, you have to think of this seed money as "environmentally protected"...as in you must protect it...as in you will never spend it.  

The Licensed Electrical Engineer will submit new Electrical and Circuit Drawings (Electrical Circuit Design), Load Calculations, Bill of Materials (BOM), and other required pertinent documentation specific to State Building Codes, in addition to environmental, fire, and hazard documentation and compliance reports within NEC, NFPA, and NEMA codes for permitting.

They "live" there 2 days a week. http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/environmental-health/exposure-topics/lead/lead/massachusetts-lead-law-requirement.html

While this doesn't mean that you can never rent to families, you will never get a Lead Cert, you would instead get a Letter of Environmental Protection which will let everyone know there was illegal deleading, then the property was properly deleaded by a licensed deleader.

Aloha,For such a critical preventative maintenance item, even IF you can get tenants to properly change filters on a fairly regular basis, you should still have a pro, or very competent handy person, conduct an annual service at a minimum (depending on local environmental conditions).

I can't even imagine all the environmental restrictions that you may have there.

But you need to research zoning, utilities, environmental, and take into consideration things like topography...but if it's a flat lot, then you don't have to worry about topography.

Here are some steps to name a few: survey, plats, checking existing utilities/upgrading service, easements, right-of-way improvements, Phase-1 Environmental Assessment (HazMat), demo permit, demo, design structure, plan check, submit for building permit, solicit contractor bids, etc.When you go to hire a contractor, make them provide you with a detailed Schedule of Values breakdown to show you what they have assumed in their bid for a specific line item.

Environmental issues?