I don't foresee any push back considering I am the president of the HOA. 2) Obtain official plans / drawings to extend steal balcony3) Us plans and apply for Chicago Setback approval4) Build steal extension to roof deck when approved4)  Obtain official plans / materials and apply for building permit for deck build out.

This can be done either on the local government website that manages building permits or by visiting them in person.

@Charlie MacPherson, I did some digging and found out that there was a fire in 2012 (there was a remodeling permit).

Hello,Total purchase was $602,000 plus closing costs (appx: $8,000)The cost for the ADU was $265,000  ( It is a 3 bedroom 3 bath with a kitchen and 2 wet bars which I rent separately , including Plans and permits (Appx: $ 15,000)This was my first property when I did this, I paid for the ADU with lines of credits and credit cards and than refinanced and paid them off.I noticed you said it sounds kind of high, are you located in the Los Angeles area ?

The benefits to me is that I can learn costs directly, he pulls permits, takes the workers comp and liability risk mostly.

There's lots of things that can potentially go wrong, from overrunning budgets, to having trouble with permits, to finding that there is an endangered species on the property that prevents you from building at all.

The apartments needing rehab are approx: 1) 2/1 650 sqft2) 1/1 450 sqftAlso - Outside of an electrical inspection, do I open myself up to anything else as far as inspections are concerned by pulling electrical permits etc?

When you see those big dumpsters in front yards, it’s most likely a house flipper, so look at the permit which should be on the front door and it should say their name.

Hers is a duplex that they tried and were previously denied permitting to put in a third unit they had ALREADY built.

Permits and impact fees are definitely higher here too.