Google this subject and it takes you right to the lead certification site for Cleveland and you will also see where they provide a list of contractors already approved by the city to do the work and the certification.

Quote from @Miguelli Fernandez: Been doing a lot of research and prep work and feeling ready to start putting offers.

The amount of work and capital it takes is usually smarter spent on either buying your own property or venturing into co-hosting.

There are more requirements that makes for more work and more potential liabilities for you.

We used cash to buy but cashed out refinanced as soon as we were done with the work and rented it out to a tenant.

For most appraisers this is too much work and overwhelming.

Let the GPs do the work and you reap the reward of their hard work and their expertise.Here are some of my thoughts about residential RE investing:- The market is more challenging than in many years. 

My wife and I are moving to Virginia Beach area for work and we are wanting to Airbnb our home!

For curtain rods, charge him replacement costs; for curtains, go to a thrift store and see if you can find some that work and charge him depreciated value. 

And yes, the risk is that we're paying for the due diligence work up front, to potentially get denied in-front of the City Commissioners.What I will say is that entitling a 8-10 unit subdivision is the same amount of work and time as entitling a 50,100, 200+ unit subdivision, so it makes more sense to go larger.