I've been doing some research on Richfield, MN's website for codes and permits and it mentions getting a builder's permit when rehabbing a basement and bathroom, etc.

I renovated homes during the recession, transitioned into sales and now work in land acquisition for a national builder.

We have a few Realtors and especially builders who own stage furniture they use, but the price has to justify the time and effort.To my knowledge in my market there is no data supporting staging a property, those that stage them just believe in it.Even in your example there are other factors that are alive in the market that influence price, you really can't prove that furniture and flowers caused a sale much less at a specific price.

I heard today that Builder Confidence had dropped substantially as demand has gone stale.Here is that article: Darker U.S. homebuilder mood not just due to bad weather

The city I lived in had a warehouse named Bargain Builders.

Unfortunately a regulatory body doesn't exist that has licensed you and is willing enforce any regulations for or against those unaccountable earnings.

They lent at the top in 2007 and by 2009 the builders had defaulted on everything.

The attorney also said that as long as I keep paying my build, no body would care.The message I got from my mortgage broker is that as long as I doing this outside of closing, then he would not have any problem.

I am 22 years old, I work full time as a body shop technician in the paint department and reside in Central New Jersey.

I thought I would mention that I am involved in new home builder community, and one of its most shiny stars, John Burns, recently issued a report calling Chicago one of the markets with the most potential right now for new home growth.