Reach out to your local land use planning and/or zoning department.

This is a "hire someone" but getting someone to look at it before we need to put in an offer is tough in the local market and the contractor we usually use is unavailable do to family issues for the next two weeks.  2) Will it matter which direction the new stairs would run up the second floor in regards to the direction the joists run? 

There are a lot of things to consider, I'm unsure if this is normal for this time of year - other experiences and insight from local investors would be greatly appreciated.  

The local investors say there are a few more insurance companies in the State than a year ago.  

The idea is to create a welcoming, affordable living space primarily for local college students.As someone new to this journey, I would deeply appreciate any insights, opinions, or experiences you could share about living in or around Pine Hills.

So if you are looking to meet agents, wholesalers, maybe a couple lenders, or some investors that have done a few flips or own a couple SFRs, you will find many people there.This isn't to say they are bad, but in the several dozens I have attended, they have not been worth my time, professionally or personally.  

Then I would shop locally first - they will have best rates 

You will hire 2-3 of the wrong contractors also and lose 10-15k in walkway money.Your first try should be to do a flip as a smaller partner with someone else, a friend, a local investor from a meetup, so you can learn the ropes, know how to manage a crew, etc.

Can have a local attorney draw one up 

I'm headed up in February for a ski trip with the family and was going to schedule some appointments locally, but wanted to ask the BP community as well.