Buying property mid ADU permit

[Vi Nguyen]

I’m looking into buying a property from flippers who bought a 3/2 on an acre of land for $400k. They built it into a 4/2 with a 1/1 and a studio. They say that the ADUs buildings are permitted, they just didn’t get the permit completed as ADUs. 

I like the investment as everything is new so it doesn't require much extra capital to make it move in ready. My only concern is that it's not actually in the final stage of ADU permit and I'd have to spend a lot of money to re-do the structure and/or permit.

Is there a way to request what step they are on the the permit process, the permit manager contact with the city... etc to ensure it’s not going to be a money pit? 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! 🙏🏼 happy holidays!