Tell the engineer to really squeeze as much square footage as possible into the sites - it will effect you dearly.Get the 2 site plans appraised and now you have concrete $ values of what the land the City is taking is worth.

I did not add additional square footage but just changed the layout which sounds like what has happened here in your case.

Square footage of the basement is counted towards total habitable square footage of the building, and it cannot generally exceed the percentage of the lot in your specific zoning (there are some exceptions/bonus sqft available sometimes).

So what's happening when I select 'Sales Comps', enter a specific address, and *also* specify bed/bath count and square footage range?

Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Year Built: 1962 Square Footage: 1,733 ** Purchase ** Purchase Price: $ 60,000 (owner asking 129k already dropped from 134k) Purchase Costs: $ 1,200 (closing 2% of PP) Rehab Costs: $ 40,000 (very rough estimate, material est was 25k, labor ???)

This system also has the option to connect to a server so you can view the footage anywhere through the swann app or the cameras can be hard wired, not requiring wifi. 

Yeah - the cost is way higher than having one wi-fi cam but I don't need wi-fi as the footage is saved on a DVR or NVR. 

With your system are you able to easily access footage from your phone or remote computer directly from the NVR? 

The Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge market is one example, which is near the Great Smoky Mts.

There are properties and communities here that do great as short-term rentals, but would not do as well as MTRs due to their square footage, price point, and "vacation standard."