Four pages. The decision on page one.
Written to be read once at the kitchen table, not filed. Every number carries its source and date; every thing we couldn't see from a desk is named. Below is a real one, on a real Everett address, exactly as it was produced.
Page one — the decision
The finding on a five-step scale (likely feasible · feasible with conditions · constrained · unlikely · insufficient data), our confidence, what we recommend, what to do next, and what's in the rest of the report.
Page two — your property and what your city allows
Parcel, jurisdiction, zoning, and the standards that apply to your project — units, size, height, setbacks, coverage, parking, owner-occupancy, condominium sale — each with the date it was last verified.
Page three — what could fit, and what it would cost
The buildable area after setbacks, the size bands that fit it, which of our designs may suit, an all-in planning range with each rate sourced, and the sentence every proposal needs: permits, utility fees and sales tax are separate.
Page four — what we could not see, and what happens next
Access, trees, utility capacity, easements and covenants — the things only a site visit settles — plus the design-and-engineering phase explained, the referral disclosure if an agent requested the report, and the full disclaimer stack.
1805 Rucker Ave, Everett, WA
A preliminary desk study of public records — not a survey, a permit, a bid or an appraisal. Nobody has visited the property. Prepared as a program sample, not issued to a homeowner.
What the report can tell you
What your city allows on a lot like yours, roughly how much room you have after setbacks, which hazards are mapped on your parcel, what size ranges tend to fit, and what a project like this has cost recently in your area.
What it can't
Whether your permit will be approved, what your home will be worth afterwards, what your unit will rent for, or what your build will finally cost. Anyone who tells you those things from a desk is guessing.