Neighbor offered me to get electric from his house. what should I do

[Emily Allen]

Thank you in advance for reading. I have a not strictly “black-and-white” question, i.e. I know what the correct answer would be but yet still want your opinion on this.

I just got a property and am doing some updates before renting it out. Admittedly I was trying to go cheap. I had my contractor working on it without pulling a permit. The cable outside of the house was damaged so we have no electric. And as you would predict, a neighbor came over. He actually offered me to get a line from his house to get electric. But the question is should I take the offer? And if yes, how much should I pay him? 

[J Scott]

Just keep in mind that if there is an electrical issue, something happens and your tenants get injured or die, you could be facing some serious consequences...

If you can't afford to pull the required permits for your electrical, plumbing, HVAC and structural work (and do the work right), you probably should find a better deal.

In my opinion, it's not worth risking losing everything just to avoid pulling a permit...