Permitting does take quite some time but you should factor this into your underwriting.

Over the past 10 years, he and his late wife poured their hearts into building this home (with permits, of course).

If you do not know how to get permits, honestly you should not be flipping.

@Corey Curtin has been a stellar agent for my clients.I heard things that involve the city like zoning/permits can take a while in Birmingham compared to other AL markets so I'd be cautious of that. 

At the same time, I’ve been seeing a lot of distressed properties sitting because owners don’t want to deal with the process—permits, contractors, tenants, refis, all that.

As of now , they have the land , the permits and city approval to build the houses.

I don't know if he pulled a permit or not.

But you'll need to get permits before the last 1,000 or so are used up, after that no more permits will be given out. 

Building a separate one isnt cheap , I have run the numbers , with permits , nd the other county BS its close to $200K for an 800 sq ft building . 

@Shiloh Lundahl I will do value add specifically with ADU development, so I am tracking permits to find other ADU developments and overall inventory growth to find a competitive edge with supplying demand in areas lacking larger residential developers aka "the middle housing"@Arlem Garcia Interesting, Tariffs will play a big role in supply chains, so it will be interesting to see how governments come to resolutions@Henry Clark Absolutely, imo gone are the days of investing for cashflow or appreciation, now it's about aligning long-term strategies with lifestyle