Having to pay $1/per pg for a Preliminary Report, before seeing the actual files. 2.

A good exercise is to fill out this Preliminary Change of Ownership report (PCOR) which you can find on the County's website: http://www.sonoma-county.org/Assessor/HTML_Documen...It is smart to submit a PCOR with your real property recordings to better clarify your case with the Assessor and any reassessments they might perform.

From my preliminary viewing I didnt notice that the roof was in as poor shape as it showed to be during the inspection, otherwise I wouldve lined up roofers from the start, you make a good point there Anyway, things are progressing and we are working through the option period and negotiations.

@Chris Nguyen - just PM'd you my preliminary research on those.

@Steve Masica - Are you referring to getting the preliminary plat approvals and then options then to builders?

The new site is Residential and the church will seek a variance.The preliminary designs are done and pricing is coming in for the construction.

First, if the tenant is responsible for paying the water bill, I'd be willing to wager that those sprinklers get shut off within days of their move in unless you are careful to specify the required level of upkeep to landscaping in your lease.  

I was wondering if I am in the preliminary stages of accepting an offer and having the seller write up a contract, do I need to have a title company chosen soon?

According to preliminary research, Ohio's Supreme Court passed a landmark decision just this year on "piercing the corporate veil".

This is very preliminary and want to know if it is a feasible/possible investment with decent returns  or not.I do have flexibility in terms of building and renting or just sell them out, though I would prefer to sell them at a profit quickly.specifically these are my questions:1.