Unpermitted Room Addition Advertising & Appraising

[Brendan Delahooke]

I am looking at buying a home that is a one bed, two bath 2,600 sqft home and adding some bedrooms. There is a very large living room that I want to build walls and create bedrooms out of to add value to the home. If I do the work unpermitted by a licensed contractor, is it illegal to advertise it based on the added bedrooms? Permit timeframes are long and I'm looking to flip the home. 

[Bruce Woodruff]

I would NOT do this without a permit. Not in Phoenix, or anywhere for that matter. People will ask why the house was a 1/2 and is now a 3/3 or whatever. It will come up in a future search for open permits on the house....and then you will lose square footage value for one. And if you get caught doing this, the City can and will red tag the house. The city can easily find out and they can go back and retro the fines (usually $500+ per day).

You need correct egress size windows, 1 outlet within every 6/12 feet on every wall and after a  corner, and the framing inspected. It's fast, cheap and easy, I cannot imagine why anyone would skip this......? Well I can, but I won't be rude on here.....

But if you're feeling lucky, go for it, what's the worst that could happen? 🤣