Inspections and Honey Buckets to Architects and Engineers, to door bells and mail boxes.

Smith, RA - Principal Architect at Architect Owl PLLC (Licensed in NY & CT)

Smith, RA - Principal Architect at Architect Owl PLLC (Licensed in NY & CT)  

The exception being if you are changing the floor plan which may mean you need architect drawings.

I would imagine it would involve architects, attorneys, civil engineers and surveyors to get you a plat drawn.

Having worked in and around real estate including loan side for both residential and smaller specialized commercial (medical), renovation and new construction/new build with a broker & brokerage founder (who has since retired) I know from him that in addition to reputable property managers, contractors and architects we had accountants including a forensic accountant on the loan side and a handful of real estate attorneys with one on retainer.

Work with the local experts- talk with local zoning officials, engage architects, and reach out to contractors to understand the cost and feasibility of your project.Run your numbers- do some forecasting and layout some financial models to project costs, revenues, and returns.Make sure you are utilizing your team- aforementioned real estate broker, financial advisor/ CPA, and lawyer and others as you go.Best wishes and good luck.

If I were you, I spend a few dollars on an "expeditor" or "architect" to review and give you recommendations.

He also required sheer wall to go all the way to shingles even though city architect approved plans that only had it go to ceiling (also the removed load bearing wall that was removed only went to ceiling).  

every person who builds a house or a commercial building has to do so with 25% equity to get it financed with a bank. there is absolutely value in new construction. the hard part becomes making sure your architect knows how to design a building that can make money. but saying you don't know how to is a little silly it's the same idea as existing but ground up you just study the market and look at land more than you do anything else. you can build a house anywhere but you want to do it in better areas. it's either than or higher density's smaller floorplans, etc