Depending on the zip code I was wondering could I gamble with them on a fix and flip or brrr.

you choose one pay for it and they provide them.What I found out is they just send over the plans with no updates to current codes so we submit then and get check sheets sometimes 3 or 4 and takes 90 days to get approved instead of them understanding the new codes updating the plans before giving them to us.And to be fair to the architect we can send in the same plans and depends on which examiner gets them some will fly through others come back with check sheets that an examiner frustration issue.

Despite being nearly 60,000 SF of land, strict adherence to the zoning code would only allow 7 homes because the parcels lacked street frontage despite being very deep.

Then I helped friends or people who I was recommended to with basic remodel suggestions while staying up to code.

My property is in the Homewood/Vestavia area...35216 area code. 

The other thing to consider is the age and if you add a second floor will the entire structure need to be brought up to code for hurricane and wind.I live in a neighborhood where the homes are older (not in florida) and the foundations are hollow core CMU and adding a second floor would not be feasible due to soil bearing.

- You can find this out by going to Zillow, selecting your Zip code or Neighborhood, and looking at current rental listings.

This has become increasingly problematic  with rising material costs and more burdensome building codes now present in most municipalities. 

They wanted upgrades to electrical panel that was upgraded in 2009 to current code  (arc fault breakers) they said they would walk , I said good bye . 

Winning their trust and saying that you're licensed and follow a code of ethics, unlike investors and others that may want to buy your home directly (they don't know the terms wholesalers).