Garage Conversion Permit (Houston, TX)

[Nagy Wassef]

Hi Everyone, I'm looking at a house in Houston TX and the garage is converted to an extra room. I would pay for this cash and fix it and sell it. I wanted to look it up and see if this work on the garage was permitted, because i heard the banks might not allow buyers to get a loan if the work was performed without a permit. 1) how can i check to see if the work had a permit (aside from trusting the homeowner (seller)? 2) is it really true that banks will now give out loans to potential buyers if the work on the garage conversion wasn't permitted?