All Forum Posts by: Armstrong Maignan

I have several commercial & residential off-market deals and I get new properties weekly.

Philadelphia, PA

Bucks County, PA 

Montgomery County, PA 

and surrounding areas (Mainly PA, NJ, and DE)

Looking for active cash buyers. Lets connect! 

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Hi guys - we are about to close on a property soon in Philly and are planning to do the following work - 

-Add HVAC, Add a full bathroom and add a half bathroom, Fix kitchen (keep same layout)

My contractor is saying that (Approach - 1 ) - we don't need to pull permits. We can finish the work in 8 weeks. After that, I can request a CO from the town and then make it easy for me to rent or sell it. (Approach - 2) - He says that if he is asked to pull permits, he is not responsible for any additional work that the inspector may throw (basically more money out of my pocket on the rehab costs). In his experience, for this job he says we don't need a permit and it will only cause more delays. 

We are torn between both approaches here.

Cam someone suggest what approach is better? If we don't get a permit then does the inspector for the CO ask for it when he/she comes for inspection? or they just care about the house being "liveable"? 

Thank you in advance!

Hello everyone,

I recently relocated to Eastern Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia, and am excited to start looking for my first long-term rental property in the area. I've heard great things about markets like Reading, Allentown, and Lancaster, PA, but would love to hear your insights! Are there other areas I should be considering as well?

To give some context, my budget is around $300K, so any recommendations within that range would be especially helpful.

Looking forward to your advice and suggestions!