Legal

Zoning is crucial in any building project. Before you purchase land be sure you can do what you want to do. Residential does not allow equipment to be stored on the property. There are issues with wildlife and water management. The county you are looking in should be able to help but I have found that their information is NOT consistent from one person to the next. Try to talk to the same person every time. Get their name and when they work. The easiest way is to get an... (more)

I chose state regulation but in reality, it's municipal regulation. About 25% of the businesses in my community are home-based entrepreneurs. They make up a significant percentage of the homeowner community but our city government regards this group as a potential threat to the city's "quality of life". So we get slapped with arbitrary standards and regulations as well as fees and taxes according to the whim of whatever homeowners' association has a city councilman's... (more)