You'd need to contact your local building department and ask them directly as each city/county has their own rules when it comes to who can pull permits.

(b) A foreclosure consultant does not include any of the following:(1) A person licensed to practice law in this state when the person renders service in the course of his or her practice as an attorney at law.(2) A person licensed under Division 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of the Financial Code when the person is acting as a prorater as defined therein.(3) A person licensed under Part 1 (commencing with Section 10000) of Division 4 of the Business and Professions Code when the person is acting under the authority of that license, as described in Section 10131 or 10131.1 of the Business and Professions Code.(4) A person licensed under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code when the person is acting in any capacity for which the person is licensed under those provisions.(5) A person or his or her authorized agent acting under the express authority or written approval of the Department of Housing and Urban Development or other department or agency of the United States or this state to provide services.(6) A person who holds or is owed an obligation secured by a lien on any residence in foreclosure when the person performs services in connection with this obligation or lien.(7) Any person licensed to make loans pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 22000) of the Financial Code when the person is acting under the authority of that license.(8) Any person or entity doing business under any law of this state, or of the United States relating to banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, industrial loan companies, pension trusts, credit unions, insurance companies, or any person or entity authorized under the laws of this state to conduct a title or escrow business, or a mortgagee which is a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development approved mortgagee and any subsidiary or affiliate of the above, and any agent or employee of the above while engaged in the business of these persons or entities.(9) A person licensed as a residential mortgage lender or servicer pursuant to Division 20 (commencing with Section 50000) of the Financial Code, when acting under the authority of that license.

In PA, assessed value has to be multiplied by a leveling factor set by the PA Department of Revenue to even be in the ballpark of what the market price is, so in most cases just ignore those for the purpose of setting a property value.

There is an "open permit" on the deck, and my lawyer said I need to have the deck inspected post closing by the building department, who would then tell me if it was built to code, and if so, issue a certificate of occupancy.

contact your local department of real estate at the state level run over your business plan exactly how your doing it and see if a licesne is required.. if so get a licensed person on your team 2. find transactional money so you can close on the deals then resell. you don't want to be making cash offers when in fact you have no cash to close.. this will lead to deals dying and very upset sellers.and remember real estate is a long game a very long game... markets ebb and flow.. and what your doing today you probably won't be doing in 24 months.. what I see pretty significant wipe out rate .. and those that can rise up and actually make a living or do very well.. have gotten money together.. and are very very good at sales.now of course there will be others that will tell you all the ways to protect yourself   IE weseal clauses .. equitable interests etc etc.. but do you really want to go down that road for long term success..

Or are you so-so in the handy department and tend to hire professionals?

SAFETY: little to no crime at all, the Fire Department is literally 600 ft away and Police Dept is 1 mile down the street!

You will need photos and a fire department report for them.

For anyone who may see the same issue— I contacted three commercial banking departments in the town and asked which appraisal companies they used when underwriting a commercial loan, and reached out to those appraisal companies separately.

@Johnny Nguyen you can call the Wichita County Treasurer's department and they can provide you with a listing of tax deeds and the auction date.