We are planning a very specialized service, catering to guests with certain environmental sensitivities, and are unsure how strong (or weak) the demand will be for our rental cabin(s) so we plan to start with just one rental cabin. 

The seller won't know how many plumbing fixtures the buyer's construction contemplates (translation, they won't know the size of the tile field required), nor will they know the preferred location of the tile field - only the buyer knows their preferred footprint and building orientation.

I would guess you would have to put a little money up in escrow that was refundable, then you could go through your everything you need to do but i don't know where you are going to get the money for everything else like plans engineering pre app with city phase 1 environmental.

As long as you are doing no structural changes, plumbing changes like moving pipes and electrical changes like upgrading a service, or changing the foot print of the building you will not need a permit.Timmi RyersonSmart Property Systems

@Grace Wang, any QI with a national footprint and established experience can help you out.  

The finishings are not as nice and the footprint is a little smaller.Point to keep in mind is this does not include land, land prep, foundation, driveway, utilities, management.

Normal conditions, include financing, inspection (building and environmental), title search, etc. 

So off goes an eviction letter, and 3 days later, I get served with papers, and a lawyer's bill (her new environmental law lawyer, I kid you not) who took her case for free, and me, for a ride.So that's who I'm dealing with.

I am 20yr old full time student studying Environmental Science.

Installing roads, water & sewer laterals, negotiating utility easements, doing soil corrections, navigating environmental impact studies????