What the study reviews during due diligence
- Open or expired permits with no final inspection, which block any new permit.
- Differences between what is built and what is officially documented: enclosed garages, porches, accessory structures.
- Zoning, setbacks and available lot coverage: whether the addition your buyer imagines fits or not.
- Effective and preliminary flood zone, and its effect on the scope of work.
- Official fees and permitting timeline, so the project number is a real one.
How you use it
- Order it during due diligence, before closing: from $249, delivered in 5 days.
- The report cites the code and the date of review, so it works as a document in the negotiation.
- If the deal moves forward, the same study is the basis for the design and the permit application.
Scope and limits
- It is a preliminary study: not a home inspection, a survey, a title search or an appraisal.
- It is not financial or investment advice, and it does not project resale value.
- It does not constitute permit approval: approval rests solely with the authority having jurisdiction.
- It does not replace any disclosure duty the parties to the transaction may have.
A partnership with your office
We work with offices that order the study regularly for their buyers. Write to us with your brokerage details and we will reply with the scope, the turnaround and how we coordinate requests.