We are seeing more non-local folks than ever at our meetings just like yourself; folks wanting to survey the landscape. 

Survey (if it includes a valuation)3. 

You need to sit down with the zoning administrator after you pay for a survey that is recorded at the courthouse (because zoning won't talk to you if there's isn't one).

Results are out today for a AOL / Zogby Housing Survey.

I discussed this with my lawer and according to her it can take upto 3 months to get CO and survey done.

Closing is normal, except it ends up being delayed because the bank can't get everything signed and returned to the title company on time.You can certainly ask that the bank pay for certain items at closing.Your offer will state who pays for what for things like the title insurance, appraisal, survey, etc.

The National Apartment Association publishes their annual survey EVERY YEAR and it covers the operating expenses of hundreds of thousands of units across the country (just as I said)!

But, you won't have to buy the lenders policy.I just looked at a couple of deals ($61,500, $94,000) and the closing fees were around $500 on each.Plus taxes, surveys, insurance, appraisals, etc.

Do a rent survey.

We had a market survey done by Anderson Ecconomic Group and their data suggested that we need 16,000 new homes in our imediate area over the next few years.