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The expert you are looking for is called a Land Surveyor, they're going to want 5k-15k, if you want to make any money on your project you need to build a house so you also need an architect, they will want 10k-50k, if you're in a hillside zone you will also need a geologist, they're going to want 10k, you will also need a biologist, they're going to want 2k-5k.

Yes, I’ll check with regional building, but curious for additional thoughts here.

I informed the seller that because of the overlay, the property may be 2 build eligible in-spite its small lot size.

I was on island earlier in the month for an eviction trial and stayed at the Waikiki Banyan for a few nights - that seems to be a popular STR building.

Avantstay always had an excuse of why that was.My 5 bedroom property that was one block off the beach in florida had literally zero bookings in the month of december 2024.

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To set the scene: A cost seg study breaks your property into two important categories:1250 "real" property aka the building, foundation and other long life assets.1245 property aka anything that can be accelerated such as 5, 7, or 15 year property like carpets, cabinets, or other site improvements.

I have an up-down duplex a few blocks to the west in the Sheridan neighborhood - both units are 1+Den/1BA apartments. 

Also any tips for automating this as much as possible and how to protect the property financially and property management would be appreciated.I ALMOST understand the rental arbitrage strategy if building a company scaling with say 30 + units and looking for high short term cash flow.