They have a part of the office with a banner on the wall which reads, "We fix LegalZoom entities."

Looks like decent set up with in house workers instead of sub contractors.

Always hire licensed, bonded contractors who have liability insurance and workers comp.  

We want to bring in a new manufactured home and use the current manufactured home as an office and extra work space.

My loan officer said they can do more conventional loans (these will be number's 5-10), but they will require 30% down moving forward.

If there's an office, representative, or phone number I can direct him to, that's really what I'm looking for.

In Jersey City, it is expected that commercial properties (i.e. offices, large multi-family rentals, etc.) will see a bigger increase in property taxes, and waterfront condos that don't have abatements will see increases.  

I will be using local "handyman" type workers since the work is very simple and mostly hand labor. 

I've got several contacts that will help with this because of the businesses they are in (title office, RE broker, etc.)  

Is there an office I can call that would give me a list of any permits that may have been pulled on a property that I am interested in buying?