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19 November 2024 | 4 replies
I ask because I've interviewed a number of general contractors over the years for my various real estate projects and am shocked at how the vast majority showed up to the job site to give an estimate in a vehicle that did not display their contractor license number or business name.Aside from this one issue, they'd often have great portfolios, long list of successful permits I could verify they pulled, great references, no complaints on their license, and had been licensed for over a decade.
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21 November 2024 | 9 replies
It was an active rehab and involved a permit that was needed, then wasn’t needed, and then was needed again.
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17 November 2024 | 7 replies
For example, an M1-2/R6 pairing permits residential development following R6 zoning regulations.
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22 November 2024 | 15 replies
Check out - https://www.ruidoso-nm.gov/short-term-rentalsThat is all the data to get started on the permit but still check if the neighborhood has an HOA and what the rules are.
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20 November 2024 | 9 replies
Having 4 adults living in a 1/1 is no permitted.
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19 November 2024 | 14 replies
.- Licensing or Permits: Check if your area requires permits, as some cities have fees for short-term rental operators.Breakeven Analysis: To calculate your breakeven occupancy rate, add all monthly expenses (rent, utilities, cleaning, insurance, etc.).
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25 November 2024 | 23 replies
If you want to make it easier, look for one where it's all direct replacement meaning the water and gas and appliances are staying in the same place - less permits and less cost.
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11 December 2024 | 101 replies
What you would presumably do is find land, buy it, ask for a construction permit, hire an architect to make plans and hire a builder (the developer) for the construction.
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20 November 2024 | 9 replies
Trolling is not permitted on the forums.
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19 November 2024 | 111 replies
I have a written office policy manual that explicitly permits my employees and sales agents to carry at their discretion.