Tim Kaminski
Frustrated DIYer with Permit Issues
BP,Located in St. Petersburg, Fl. Am under contract with a single family home that I plan on adding a bedroom to. I work for a construction company and am quite handy, but county is saying I can’t do any work on these...
Sooyeon Kim
Bought as a two family but the city says single
Hi bp experts,My friend recently purchased a two family house in the union city, nj. When he applied for permit to separate electric panel, the city said it is a single family and gave him violation for the non-confor...
Justin Pudenz
bought duplex and in permitting found out the lot zoned for SFH
I bought a duplex which is a 2BDR /1 Bath per side on the duplex, the 2 bedrooms and bathroom are upstairs. The duplex was built in 1948, so it is older but has good bones and in great location. I initially was just...
Leonid Stakhov
We were buying a single family but ended up with a duplex.
Hello BP.We were buying a single family house in Crown Hill, Seattle from an auction. However, after buying this property and checking it out, we discovered it's a duplex. How can this impact the selling price of a flip?
Catherine Javier
Garage Conversion option
Hello BP family! Newbie here and looking for some insights..
we are actively looking for the properties to househack then BRRR, we plan to rent as midterm. I have this 2 properties in Orlando we looking at. Both w...
Carson Sweezy
Convert SFH into Multi-Family
I'm looking to convert a 3,500+ sq ft, 5 bedroom house in Richmond, VA into a triplex. It is currently zoned as R-6 (description below) however the adjacent building is an 11 unit property, and there are other multi-f...
Dane Hovey
Newb from Asheville, NC and moving to Durango, CO
Been a while since I posted on a forum! Anyways, I just finished "Set for Life" and was inspired to get more involved in my financial future. Long story short, I purchased my first "starter home" with my now ex-fiance...
Tim Wang
New Investor, Unique Situation with Seller Fraud--Please Help.
Hello BP,I am in a very terrible situation right now. Six months ago, I purchased my first home and investment property; a duplex. It was originally a single family home, but the seller had converted the carport into ...
Haley M.
Adding units in a multi-family
Hi everyone - I have a question regarding adding additional units to a multifamily building in the Boston area. I've seen a few properties that are massive (like 4,000-5,000 sq feet) that are currently either 2- or 3-...
Daryl A.
Building permits, Certificate of Occupancy
Hey All,
So I am about to put an offer on a REO property. It is in good condition from the looks of it. Problem is and I'm not sure how to go about it is that the building has an "open permit" and no certificate of...