Permits: how important are they?

[Kyleigh Morgan]

Ok I know no one on here is going to tell me to break the law, so if there is something you can’t share with me on here publicly, please message me privately, but my question is about permits. How important are they to flipping and the Brrrr method. So my city seems to require permits for anything and everything...kitchen remodels, bathrooms remodels....if you make any changes period pretty much they want you to get a permit, but what kind of problems could I face in flipping or Brrrr-ing a property if I don’t get a permit for let’s say the kitchen remodel or the bathroom remodel. When I go to refinance will they check for the permits and not give value to my remodels if I didn’t pull a permit? Or will they make me get the things I did permitted in order to refinance or sell? My dad used to be a general contractor and told me not to worry too much about anything that wasn’t noticeable to the neighbors. So can anyone clear this up for me? And if I absolutely need to get permits for everything, what exactly is the process? I’m sure it differs for every place but if there is a general rule of thumb? And what does the cost look like for permits lets say for a basic kitchen remodel....I’ve heard permits can take forever to get for things so how do people do flips so fast and still manage to get permits for everything? This may be the single most annoying thing that is keeping me from really getting going on our live in flip here in Longmont Colorado. I’m scared to do anything without a permit and I’m scared to apply for a permit and find out it’s going to take forever or cost too much to be worth it. I understand the need for a permit if you are adding square footage to the house or maybe even adding a bathroom because that way a future buyer has the security of knowing the work was done right but I don’t think, but as a buyer I wouldn’t care if the person selling their house pulled a permit for their backsplash and new cabinets or island as long as it looked good and everything worked as it should. If anyone could just explain to me what they do when they Brrrr or flip and if they always pull all the permits or not that would be awesome! Please help clear this up for me! 🙏