But if its a complete rewire, you almost certainly need permits.

Then 90 days later our attorney runs a search on the title to ensure it's clean & by that time you also get the Occupancy permit signed off.Nothing worse than a lien showing up after your contractor is paid in full & gone.

5)Is better to get a owner permit to do that work or contractor permit from the city?

Here's what i got so far in my mind.If i do buy my primary residence i can do all the work myself and pull the permits because thats the law Denver, as far as i know.

Plus this area is growing rapidly with new schools; hospitals and recreation meaning property value will continue to rise putting it further out of my price range.

My intent is to do all maintance my self time permitting (definatly after I retire).Unfortunatly I don't know all the info I need on the seller yet.

Easy enough to figure out.The bigger questions are;How did this guy do a 4 layer roof in a state known for permits and inspections?

Will have to see if that makes sense.I just found out that I will not need a building permit if the deck is less than 30 inches above the ground.

Corey has provided a sound answer.The key thing to understand is that lthe ender is going to set the amount of money they will lend you based on what they appraise the completed value of your project to be and the Loan to Value ratio they are comfortable with based on that appraisal.So you need to know what the appraised value of your completed project may be, figure out what the bank will lend you based on their current LTV, and then figure out if that is enough cash to *Buy the Property*Conduct all Due Diligence and Design*Aquire Permitting*Construct the Project*Market the Project & Sell/Lease & Manage DependingOh yeah, and you want some cash left over for you when it is all said and done.

I would see if there were permits done for them.