Utilities, any pending or open permits, is it zoned properly, when was last inspection by the city for rental license renewal done.  

@Chris Ryan The costs and exact procedures may vary somewhat based on the location as some municipalities require a permit, and have different requirements, to demo/fill a pool.

It is a beautiful state, and it has many recreational activities. 

It was permitted by the city, and the cost was reasonable, as he did not have to remove the old foundation wall.

Of course, to compound this analysis, you can have a modest area that actually has certain sections that are seeing growth due to proximity to education, transportation, industry, or some other attraction like rivers and recreation.

This is pretty straightforward, but if someone was to build residential units above the ground floor retail unit (permitted; and no ground floor residential units are permitted in the B3 designation), would the retail unit on the ground floor count as a unit when considering the minimum lot area per unit rule?

He is really good, understands the permitting process and has done work for numerous developers.

One garage was in the process of a non permitted conversion of a 3 BR into a 4 BR.

Sandy City is cracking down on nightly rentals and not allowing new permits.

To start, Talk to a few zoning permit and plot expediters and surveyors, not just one.