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Teresa Keith
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My First Rehab Project, Do I need Permits?

Teresa Keith
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Duluth, GA
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Hello all...

I am working on my first rehab project and have a few questions I hope you seasoned investors will answer. The project is for a duplex built in 1920; both units have 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, and of course a living room and kitchen. It is in a low-income area, and was vandalized.

Both units need rewiring, and plumbing. Both bathrooms need to be gutted down to the studs, and the kitchen in the first unit needs to be gutted down to the studs. Furthermore, the ceiling above the atticin one of the bedrooms in the first unit was cut out, and the HVAC was removed from the vandalism.

The hardwood in both units look good enough just to refinish them. We also need to paint the interior and exterior of the duplex. The major lawn work is to trim the branches off of a tree in the back yard that is hanging over the duplex. Oh, and the first unit has a small deck off the kitchen that looks like rotten wood.

My question is: should I look into getting permits? If so,what kind of permits do you think I will need, and how do I go about getting them?

Thanks!

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Wayne Brooks#1 Foreclosures Contributor
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Wayne Brooks#1 Foreclosures Contributor
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Yes, you'll certainly need electrical, plumbing and HVAC permits, which generally have to be pulled by those individual trades, licensed for that trade. Local reg.s will dictate if you can act as the "GC". Don't know if you'll need a general permit for the bath/kitchen, but I would guess so. Your local building dept can tell you what you need, likely including plans for most of the work signed off by an engineer or architect. Your contractors should be able to give you a few names. These will be necessary so the building dept. can determine if your planned work meets code or not.

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