(value add)I recently began the permitting process which included updating the building a bit to bring all units to code and hiring a surveyor because no survey existed on file.

If it is over ten thousand, a permit is likely and hire an architect to supervise because he can place a stop work order.

This is to include any building permits or licensing requirements.

Some situations permit a simple act of filing a document and getting it approved by the court so that title can be transferred, which is called a summary probate in some jurisdictions.

A family with younger children would either be thrilled for the at home recreation option or scared to death that their children will drown.

I know you have to have permits as well.

I was very busy with other properties at the time, so I thought nothing of it and moved on.Fast forward a year: I'm combing through some permit records and I find that the subject property was purchased by the "well respected developer" and he was now building on the "un-developable" lot.

-Taxes done and filed (ugh...we owe)-Closed construction loan for house on Sanchez Street and almost have permit to build-Working on several offers on rehabs and vacant lots near downtown Austin-Working on 33-lot development.

That might affect what you can do with the exterior and interior.Is it zoned properly for the units that are there or was this an illegal conversion or an un-permitted change in use??

This factor of them can also lead to abuse by confusing the real purpose of permits, which should be to ensure safety.