So, I spoke to my local building dept in Birmingham AL and they said homeowners can't do any of their own electrical or pluming.

You need a licensed electrician or plumber. Ridiculous. How many other municipalities a...

Hello there. I am currently renting a property in the state of Colorado that is classified as a single family residential. I believe the proper permits and zoning was not done as this property is not a single family d...

I bought a 3/1 1250 sqf home and there's an attached shed with finished roofing right beside the guest room and you can see how the framing is attached to the home. It's on a concrete slab. It's about 100 sqf.  The ...

Hello! My fiance and I are looking at a deal in East Linden. The house is a 3/2 and has an ADU with a kitchen, and bathroom. It looks like the ADU has not been properly zoned to be considered it's own unit, so accordi...

I am currently trying to purchase my first investment property in Nashville.  I have been educating myself on real estate for over a year now and have been working with a realtor for a couple months.  I am ready to pu...

Good morning everyone,I've been a follower of bigger pockets for years but have finally decided to take my first step to break into real estate. I currently live near Detroit Michigan and moved back here about a year ...

Hello,To all active Baltimore real estate investors, I am about to start a rehab project in Baltimore city (21229) and I was wondering how successful Baltimore flippers have successfully secured their flips (i.e reduc...

BP, 
I bought a "triplex" 2 years ago in Tempe, AZ, which has 2 main units and 1 studio in the back. A few days ago I received an email from the city saying there was a complaint about the studio which they now reali...

what are some of the risks to not getting work permitted for:

1: someone who's going to hold onto a property for 10+ years as a rental

2: someone who wants to refinance/heloc to take equity out from pay down

3: pot...

I'm thinking of utilizing 203k financing and living in one of the units, but have a couple questions.  One of which I'm waiting to hear back from the broker about but maybe others have come across a similar scenario.T...