Be organized, polite but persistent, get a meeting with an examiner and leave with permit in hand.

I recently purchased a multi-unit where part of the sale was to upgrade the electrical to meet code.

You can also meet with a few local realtors while up there.

the one I looked at and went to was 20k a year plus you had 4 meetings a year . 

I had set up one of their "strategy meetings," and actually spoke to a representative of the company today.

My favorite part about the real estate community is meeting different people from all works of life and hearing their absolutely beautiful stories.

Be upfront about what you're trying to accomplish and make sure they know you're trying to establish a long-term lending relationship with a bank that can help you meet your goals over the long term.Good luck.

I'm in a 1031 exchange trying to find a 8-30 lunit here ocally$100-$180k range/unit depending on location and conditionI'm from Los Angeles so it would be nice to meet some local active BPers.Thanks

But knowing what the "catch" for such investments is could be helpful in my initial meeting with the developer.

These have the most red tape and are strict on requirements.