Hi, I'm in the East Bay area and started marketing for my 2bed house both as a mid term rental and long term rental.

My GC is recommending it to be thorough but it is costly.

My goodness yes!

“ I’ve noticed new people also make statements such as ‘“they opened escrow.”This is just my opinion, but I do not think it is helpful talking fancy to sellers.. 

I actually keep my broker checking with one company to see when they are taking more policies in my zip code because they have great rates and coverage.

From my findings, the two subdivided lots would comply with the requirements provided by the county:The minimum lot size is 1 acreThe minimum lot width is 135 feetThe front building setback is 60 feetThe side building setback is 20 feet (for corner lots it is 30 feet on the street side)The rear building setback is 60 feet

I'm looking to form a revocable trust to have all my assets in it, I understand that it does not protect me as an irrevocable trust would.

Nathan Gesner and Chris Seveney, to start, thank you both for replying to my post.

This isn't really that earth shattering, just kind of annoying.The title insurer will usually require the scope of work and any lien waivers to issue certain endorsements required by lenders for recently rehabbed/constructed properties.Permits are all public record anyway - and often double checked by the appraiser.So - while it is kind of annoying, a lot of this work is already required to complete the transaction anyway.Just my thoughts.

I've really enjoyed doing my own taxes and doing them through turbotax.