I also disagree with this. there are many lenders that do not have a seasoning period whether you recently had a rehab completed or not.

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You need to minimize upfront expenses because 100% of your investment is at risk and lost if the lot is not buildable.My favorite strategy is to locate the property and tie it up for usually no more than $100 for a period of 8-12 months, analyze it myself and if I believe it to have a chance at being buildable I create a permitting plan and market the property to other investors/builders willing to take on the permitting risk.  

It can take up to three days to serve, then you can file in court after the 3-day period. 

The bullet in the response that is standing out to me is:"(7) The accessory dwelling shall not be a short-term residential rental, as defined by City Code section 3-2-152(a)(2), for a period exceeding 120 days per calendar year."

It generally isn't worth the brain damage of experimenting though....especially if you want to move to a new home that you will own inside of the typical lender's seasoning period.

Your first property should be your primary residence, period. 

That is amazing -Where did you manage to double the value on an 8 unit in a short period of time 

We sign an agreement that commits their non-refundable payment for a brief period (usually 5 days), during which time I call landlords and employers, and dig online.

Update: the second deal just failed with complete loss of all investments.