All Forum Posts by: John Adams

@Pouya Banki I have found them, but locally that depends on city/county. The county I live in has a link from the property appraiser to see all permits approved and there it provides name/contact info for the contactor that completed the work. It was very easy that way. However, less than 5 miles away in which I have interest in, is a different county and city, that information is not available to be retrieved in that fashion. I believe you must put in a formal request with the city to pull a record of permits/work completed.

I've not tried to dig deeper after not being able to find it online and a wholesaler in that area said that was the process when I asked. The house they showed me looked to have an unpermitted addition that would likely have required a complete teardown.

Great, thank you both! That makes sense and is much better than what I was thinking.

@Greg Dickerson thank you for the response and the info! Would you do that in an inspection period and add contingency?

I have recently began my real estate hobby and my first deal (a rental) was a success, at least so far :). I want to complete a flip now. I have secured a preapproval for an investor's rehab loan. However, one requirement is that I submit the contractor's information and quotes along with the purchase agreement.

My question is (and forgive me if this is an ignorant one), how do I accomplish this during the purchase process? A realtor shows me a house and I have to have the contractor come with me? If that is the case, would I only get additional quotes after puchase is finalized and can I even change a contractor if on a purchase contract?

Thanks for your help!