I recently paid to close the sidewalk on a construction project in North Philly. Because we're near a school, I thought it would be safest to lock the site down while we did did demo and framed out a 3rd story additio...

Do I need to get permits to rehab a home? Is it different if I plan on buy & hold vs flip and sell? What sort of things usually require permits and what can I do at my own free will?

Greetings,My wife and I bought a house that needs some rehab work. The rehab work triggered the interest of getting involve in real estate. We are in the process of getting the permits, and the village is asking for d...

No permits for work in basement. Gas fireplace,recessed electrical lights. What’s the fine or penalty in Mass?

Does anyone know of a website that post information on what is being built on a area of interest... like for example a building permit has been approved for a condo complex in city X on xyz whatever street... I feel ...

I'm selling a house in the country that has a septic tank.  The house was built in the 1960's and I believe the original septic tank is still there.  The realtor for the buyer asked me today if I had the septic tank p...

Hey BP,so I'm looking at a property, 3/2 1450 sf.the home has some additions that were done with out permits.  Would this be an issue when wholesaling the house?

Have anyone experienced a city requiring you to pay for installation of utilities before building a residential home because they never received payment from the original developer that installed the utilities in a pl...

I purchased a legal 2 flat in Chicago last year and updated/renovated the basement garden unit. An inspector come out in August of 2020 because his office received a call. He came out when we were working and said "yo...

In rehabbing if you need permits on certain areas of the home, how soon should you get the permits.