What You Don’t See can Cause you problems
Saturday, June 18
The question always is what’s behind the walls. In this case it’s what’s under the floors. While doing the demo, we discovered that the sanitary lines in the basement had to be replaced. Now this was something that was not a surprise. I was hoping that that would not be the case. Took half a day...
Getting Your Building Permit
Tuesday, May 17
One could write a book on the process of getting building permits and why. Maybe one day I might. In New Jersey building permits are principally governed by the NJ Department of Community Affairs via the Uniform Construction Code (UCC). The package usually consists of the file folder, or jacke...
Flipping in East Orange
Wednesday, May 11
I have listen to a lot of real estate investor speak about what it’s like to do business in East Orange. In an effort of full disclosure, I grew up in East Orange and worked for the City for a couple of years. I am going to use this space as a log of my experience flipping a house in my home tow...