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.

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

In addition, the City of Cape Coral has updated codes and ordinances related to short-term rentals that are now available in a searchable database provided by Municode Corporation (3).Short-term rental limitations have been an issue in coastal communities in Florida, including Cape Coral, where investors can buy property and rent it out for short periods at high rents.

Left some of the character while adding modern amenities, brought it up to code, and staged it.

zip code 14605. i am in contract with a 6 unit there, it is currently occupied but a management company i briefly spoke to denied to manage the property due to the area. im on the fence wether i should go with it. 

Go ask ChatGPT or Claude or Perplexity what the current and historic quarterly $/sf in a City or Zip code is.

Postal permit $220 per year.  

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

I tried giving someone a referral code once, and my post was removed because I’m not a “Pro” member, so not allowed to receive any compensation here. 

When you have unscheduled entry as an option, I think it encourages them to do weird stuff like hide stuff in weird spots, etc because they are always on guard.Hoarders clauses would have to be linked to fire codes I think for excess people and materials near fire sources, etc.