Zoning and permits first.Plans to get the permit have to be worked on with the contractor to get the details worked out before anything is done.NO you dont go to home depot to get supplies.

I had one contractor doing mostly everything with no help.Here’s the breakdown of what I spent:Management/Permits: $2000Cleaning: $340Painting: $4200Doors/Windows/Trim/Carpentry: $800Electrical: $1900Plumbing $1200Cabinets $700Countertops: $850Flooring: $2800Appliances: $1900General: $3000RENT:I found a tenant in the first couple of weeks and rented the location for $1000.

(without building an extension or anything structural that require permits and take long time)  I hope that helps!! 

However, I was told by an investor that in Florida, the law prohibits refinancing a property by its market value within the first two years of owning the property, and what the law permits, within those two years, is refinancing only by the purchase and rehab costs that can be proven.  

I'm talking more along the lines of permits and making sure everything is good to go with the city that I build in.

I know there are other places that a far more extreme with re-permitting and bringing work up to code. 

Disputes are handled through arbitration (read some past cases to see how biased the arbitrators are - who also have who knows what qualifications and you permitted to record the session.) and not the court.

Home was built in 1962 and had permitted add on rooms built in 1989, but now one of the original rooms opens into the add on dining room.

You do need a permit and sales tax license now (as of 1/1/19) for anything less than 30 days. 

They didn't obtain a permit and said they didn't need to since it was constructed within their condo.