Identifying opportunities to add value, through improved curb appeal or operating efficiency, is a significant secondary consideration. We have assisted with hundreds of workouts, RTC acquisitions and affordable housing preservation efforts. Many of these efforts have included substantive attention to accessibility for the disabled, an emerging concern in the real estate industry. The inspection system used by OSI is distinguished by a disciplined methodology, uniformly applied by specially trained inspectors with backgrounds in engineering and building rehabilitation. Over 170 different building systems, including those that are unobservable, are considered by OSI teams.
Useful life analyses reflect industry standards and property-specific circumstances.
Meaningful capital plans reflect not only actual physical conditions but financial circumstances and the interests and capacity of decision-makers. Spreadsheet and narrative reports, enhanced by photos and graphics, effectively communicate OSI's findings to technical and lay audiences alike. OSI' s reports often facilitate a planning process that is, by nature, collaborative.