Hi Bigger Pockets Community: I recently bought a property under a contract for deed.The property needs some work and I am needing pull a building permit.When I went to get a permit to start rehab, the city employee told me since this is a contract for deed and does not match the county database, I will have to have the person I am purchasing the property from pull the permit.This makes no sense to me and has anyone else ran into this problem before?

@Justin McElroy  I think most lenders who will be financing construction costs along with the purchase will need contractor bids as part of the loan application, and you may need approved building permits before closing. 

To share some numbers on how many projects are being submitted with multiple units... see below data on the permit applications for City of San Diego, which is a combo of public data + our analysis on text fields describing the projects (to extract things like unit counts... it's directional, not perfect data).

Wholesalers should adhere to industry standards and regulations, including obtaining the necessary licenses and permits, and disclose any conflicts of interest that may arise during the transaction.Overall, real estate wholesaling can be ethical if conducted with transparency, honesty, and integrity.

I always do my feasibility before hand to make sure I can short plat and submit for the duplex permit right away.

Then, I would go to the local police station and plead with the socialists for a permit to carry a handgun.

We had to get a permit through the town to perform the test.

The first step in a development is to find out what the zoning, hoa, or local laws permit to be done on the property. 

The house is set up as a two over two.Tenants currently in place and would like to stay.Property cash flows nicely and the rents are below market value so there is a value add play there as well.Anyway the title report came back and the property is listed as a single family home and also is CO'd this way.However the property was advertised as a legal two family and the town assessor is currently taxing the property as a two family.Two separate meters as well.Everyone involved including my attorney, agent, etc seem to not have the answers for me.There are no rental permits on the property either which are required in this town.Seems to be a lot of mixed information that has me considering to pull out of the deal.Anyone have any experience with this?

(including both construction and permits)Or any idea about where to get the information?