I'm looking to buy a piece of land and build a 4-plex, most likely the lots I would be looking at would be suburban to rural and will probably be zoned R1-2. Can you make part of the purchase agreement that the lot is successfully re-zoned R4 before closing? What are they typical hurdles for re-zoning like this?
Specialist · Los Angeles, CA · Member since 2019 · 587 posts · 269 votes
6y
I would recommend contacting the county and see what needs to be done for rezoning, also I would recommend talking to the title company as well who will be closing the deal.
Rental Property Investor · Temecula, CA · Member since 2019 · 131 posts · 54 votes
6y
@Justin Juhan yes, you can request time to secure entitlements before buying a piece of land. As a City Planner for 25 years, I know that developers do this all the time.