@Phil SheltonYou would need a civil engineer to provide a drawing to get submitted to zoning and get a permit if it passes zoning is most common This also depends on the road - if it’s a state road forget it as it will take a year to get approved and cost a fortune - if it’s a local road process not as cumbersome but don’t expect this to happen quicklyIn some instances you may have to prepare sight distances etc to make sure it’s safe to add a curb cut

@Alecia Loveless is correct--tenants need access 24/7 to their electric service panel, water and heat, assuming those are individual utilities for each unit. 

As noted above, up to 50% of gross rental income normally gets eaten up by expenses (taxes, management fees, utilities, landscaping, repairs, capex, etc).

While QBO is probably more common, I've learned that they have had to become accustomed to a lot of different programs because their clients use so many different platforms.

Even something as simple as utilizing ChatGPT to speed up certain processes such as asking for generalized information on a market's demographics and immigration patterns can be useful and save a lot of time.

ALTA survey, utility survey, etc.$100k per building, I'd say not usually. 

So, the common person may ask - well how is me funding the rehab myself any more risky for the lender/why would they want to limit leverage?

The first apartments I rented as the owner, were previously rented by the former owner at $150 month including utilities. 

Implementing water-saving initiatives is a smart way to reduce utility costs.

I underestimated utilities in my early years, so I ensure those are properly captured (electricity, gas, water and trash).