.$2k for removal of the tank and backfill sounds in the ballpark. 

I am also buying my first house hack this year :)Sounds like you're paying less or the same that you would renting a place yourself! 

can you see where Columbus is heading...my primary doubled in value in 3-years...it will double again in the next 5...same story with my investment properties...you won't be able to buy a home in Columbus for under $600k in 15-years...every structure in this city is valued at 40-50% of value...coastal Cali is beautiful, but the combination of the environmental factors and natural disasters and decreasing rate of affordability mean you're about capped...so, you become a city of working class poor that sell their soul to the devil to afford rent in shared apartment and a bunch of affluent self-centered a$$holes in McMansions...sounds awesome.

It sounds like he wants to protect people in places like Summit county who bought a second home and need to STR to afford it which is great.

The township should have a building and zoning commission, which sounds like what you mention is the planning division.

I love everything about this post ; )  It really resonates with me (especially listening to REI podcasts while gardening - sounds very familiar!)

It sounds like the problem may be with the Assessor's office and not the settlement agent. 

(first fourplex)I am currently in the process of figuring out the most effective way to fund the rehab.With interest rates so high, I'm terrified at what hard money lenders will quote me at... but maybe its the only way.Any other creative strategies out there other than hard money lenders?

Sounds like a beach condo could be a lot easier to make a mistake compared to single family homes.

The numbers might sound good, but there are lots of rough areas.