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Brian Warren
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Adding bedrooms to a triplex. Permits? And resale headaches?

Brian Warren
  • Rental Property Investor
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I have 2 almost identical triplex apartment buildings.

Both have 2 very large framed / screened in from porches. Estimate 40’ x 14’

It would be very easy to turn half of each one of them into a 3rd bedroom and still maintain an appropriate sized screened in porch on the other half.

I have a guy that is very capable of doing the work. This would increase the rent of said units by approximately $200-$250 each

My question is

1) do I need permits for interior work like that? (Most likely)

2) how likely are they to approve it? WhT would be my obstacles?

3) if I did the work without permits will this come back to bite me when I try and resell the properties?

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