Sometimes when placing an offer --  the POS is not yet available - and when you place an offer you can make your offer contingent upon approval of these items... although in order to have a competitive offer in this seller's market you are basically forced to "assume" the pos violations once they become available (usually 2-3 weeks after it's been ordered) -- you should be able to tell if anything more serious might come up on the POS via your own personal inspection. 

Hey Folks-Just got a permit approved for an SB9 two-unit development (duplex) AND an ADU on a property in Los Angeles.

Hey @Christopher Morris,I piggyback on some of the others, but I'd connect with a referred lender ASAP to go over your options/budget/pre-approval.

I want to create a GMB profile for a market I invest in, but I don’t have a physical office address in that state.I’ve been looking into virtual address services like iPostal1, but I’m concerned it won’t be approved by Google since they seem to have strict rules about virtual or P.O. box-style addresses.

If you believe you will be financially ready to build a year from now, perhaps you enter into a lengthier contract where you can obtain all of your building approvals and then settle at a later date.

I also have this same question about a Multifamily deal we have where we will need to purchase land before approvals.. you’d think being in this as deep as we are we’d know this answer but, it’s actually proven to be a pretty difficult thing for me to come across even with speaking to several people in the industry.. my own mother is 32 year lender.

Do you have your finances in order now and a pre-approval so you know what price point you should be targeting?

So far the MLS has brought lowball offers trying to skim $100k off just one property and 2 failed offers (buyers could not get approved for conventional financing for their own reasons). 

Aka they could get approved for the median price home today at 7% rates. 2.

Plus you'll want reserves for maintenance and vacancies.Have you checked what you can actually get approved for?