They would need a stream biology report, soil report, foundation and rainwater plans, and full design drawings.To address this, I have factored in 8 months to obtain permits and $100k for plans, permits, holding costs and laying foundation.

I'm looking at a potential flip and wanting to know the BP community's thoughts on foundational issues caused by water (damp crawlspace, ground sinking underneath house at one spot, etc.).

4 units and a commercial retail store underneath to boot?

Under it is rocky soil.  

If the latter, check for a salt bridge - the salt on top will get hard and stuck, leaving a hole underneath.

lighting underneath the cabinets would look great.

The way a lot of people make this process a little easier on themselves is to use an excel spreadsheet to either drag and drop or cut and paste from the County Public Document Records Search all the mortgages that have been recorded in the name of the defendants in a final judgement, then underneath where you have placed this information you do the same cut and paste for all the satisfied and released mortgages.

It would be bad for someone to start a STR business and have all their eggs in one basket and then have the drug pulled out from underneath them when the laws change.

As it turns out the hardwood underneath will likely need finished as it is the original flooring and could use some work.Does anyone in Pittsburgh have a good recommendation for sub-contractors who they’ve used for refinishing hardwood floors?

I’ve had spills on laminate and the cheap wood underneath expanded and bubbled up the laminate layer.