The requirement is that the house meet habitability standards, and building code standards say a house must be pest free to be habitable.

We had enough rich friends hear what we were doing; it felt like we cracked a code - a vacation property that made money.

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.

My friend said his client nearly bailed when she found unexpected wiring issues behind the kitchen walls..apparantly the seller hadn’t touched that electrical since the Reagan era..but with a patient electrician who understood the local code and a carpenter who improvised a shelving trick in the diningrom, they ended up selling above asking.Flipping and building can get tricky, especially once you start thinking bigger.

How did you decide which neighborhood/street/zip code to start with?

If you would like a referral code or more information please let me know.

I could also argue that building costs and building codes change over time.

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

Been here before with Akron code and got a complete run around.

They are also looking for code issues and other hazards which hopefully you are compliant with no matter what.