Another benefit of these buildings is anything under 11 units usually skirts below the strict enforcement of the code department.

In Texas the Department of Real Estate is called TREC (Texas Real Estate Commission).

If a city does not have an occupancy code, the current guideline from the Department of Housing and Urban Development is two people per average-sized bedroom.

Have you researched the department of transportation to see if traffic is increasing,decreasing, or staying the same year over year?

That is the Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Florida.

I've filed a complaint with the Texas Attorney General's office (VRBO is based in Austin, TX) and also contacted the Chelsea Health and Safety Department, who have opened up a case and are investigating.

So if you are still with me after that long post...thanks, hopefully, my questions make sense.Cliff Notes:1) If flipping 3-5 houses a year consecutively warrants starting an LLC or S-Corp that would help me benefit in the financing and tax department.2) What type of insurance would be needed for 3-5 flips in a year and who carries said insurance?

I took a trip down to my local tax assessors office and planning department, but they gave me the usual run-around of applications, signatures, fees, 30 working business days etc. just to get a copy of the floor plans.

Does your local fire department have any advice?

I immediately ran into an issue - I'm a research analyst at a global Asset Management firm and our compliance department restricts me from having any ownership in a company that issues securities or receives outside investments.