Phil Janasac
Duplex down into illegal basement unit to combine beds/baths
My wife and I are in the process of purchasing a multifamily (2-flat) property on the north side of Chicago (with intent to owner occupied/house-hack) . During our second viewing of the property the realtor “gained ac...
Matt Zing
Inspections and Dealing with Unwarranted basement unit?
Hello All. I own a home in San Francisco and in process of remodeling of kitchen and siding work with permit. I did get permit to remodel the kitchen and permit to the replace siding and also got plumbing and elec...
Sophia Boro
Why do some investors allow unpermitted work?
There are obvious benefits to acquiring properties that have permitted work, but I want to see if anyone can explain why some folks allow unpermitted work. My curiosity includes how timeframes are affected, the listin...
Kyle Scholnick
Are Building Permits Optional?
When remodeling a commercial office condo unit, the assumption is you need a permit for things you will do. Electrical permit, plumbing permit, building permit, mechanical permit and others if needed. There will be no...
Suchi Desai
Extra bedroom/bathroom not recorded
Hi Fellow BP,
I bought a place in Greenville, NC through a wholesaler, as is. The property was recorded as a 3-1 1400sqft, but when we got in it is a 4-2 1800sqft. The process of the property is to rehab it rented an...
Alfred Costanzo
Problems with buying properties not fully permitted
Hi Everyone, I’ve been searching for my first house to house hack in South Florida. Not sure if it’s just the market right now but it seems a lot of properties are not fully permitted. As in a Florida room converted t...
Nicole S.
Architect taking me on a ride?
Good evening BPersI'm tearing down and building a single family home in Seattle. Our architect gave us a not to exceed quote of $6,500 and to date we've gone beyond that. Being that I've never been through this proces...
Gregg Romig
Does everyone pull permits on rehabs? First timer here.
Doing a full gut rehab and adding a bathroom, was wondering if everyone pulls permits on something like that.
David Begley
Question for Metro Atlanta Builders & Developers
For those of you experienced in building spec homes in metro Atlanta, could you give me a rough estimate as to the length of the permitting process along with an estimate of the costs/fees involved? I'm more interest...
Jason Greenway
help
Hello,
I purchased my first flip last Friday. I bought it as a 4 bedroom 1 bath. The garage had been converted to the fourth bedroom. I had plans to add a bathroom to it and make it the master bedroom with master bath...