The window is up to the code, but there was no record that the previous owner has a permit when the window was installed. how can I start to get a permit?

Blake yes In Pennsylvania a property management company needs to operate under a licensed Broker of Record.

your mom can probably confirm, but I don’t think Alameda County is even recording deeds right now 

I think this is why things like Zillow Offers works just fine in certain markets with large subdivisions of the same house built over and over, and you are simply looking at sales data from public record. 

It is the county record office that is king.

I am having a virtual tour recorded tomorrow. 

(See below from New Jersey Realtors)I just recorded a video walkthru on a listing where Seller is not residing right now.

@John Lewis, beside hiring a surveyor you may be able to pull the original blueprint from the record of deeds.

Most people in that income range have decent credit and don’t want an eviction on their record 3 months from now after paying for a month or two.

It's possible #2 will get better as people adapt to new ways of working, but we'll see.Another example of things taking longer is that city/town halls aren't open for recording, so documents are having to be mailed in.