Candela Rebot
To pull permits or not?
Hey everyone! My boyfriend and I just closed on our very first property. It's a SFR in which we intend to live for 2 years, and fix up or rent some rooms out as we go until we are ready to move out and repeat the proc...
Bryan Cork
Storm water drainage liability
Legal question: if property A is uphill from property B, and Property A has a culvert type of system that feeds into a pipe and dumps storm runoff into property B and that runoff is causing erosion issues for property...
David Ivy
Texas Court Strikes Down Austin Short-Term Rental Rules
A Texas state appeals court recently declared as unconstitutional some very substantial elements of Austin's short-term rental ordinance. In particular, the court took issue with Austin's handling of so-called "Type-2...
Jack B.
House with unpermitted MIL basement apartment, risk?
I'm under contract for a house that has an unpermitted finished basement and garage conversion to bedroom and bath. The basement has a separate entry, and although it all looks like it is done by a pro, it is unpermit...
Jason Carter
Stop Work Order after house has been completed
Ok so I just got into flipping houses, so I am very new at this. I made several mistakes that cost me a couple of thousand dollars and left even when I finally got the house completed. I learned from those mistakes an...
Mary Umoh
Advice Needed on Converting Single-Family Home Zoned RM-1 to Multifamily in Philly
Hello BP community,
I’m currently exploring the possibility of converting a single-family home in Philadelphia, which is zoned RM-1, into a multifamily property. I’d love some guidance and insights from those of you ...
Lesley J.
Open Permits & Code Violations
I am working on an REO deal that is in need of Rehab, the property has been half rehabbed already and needs more. It appears that the garage has been converted into a master suite.
I am trying to figure out if the...
Gulliver R.
Required STR permits in Los Angeles CA
Hi all, I just want to know if there is a permit required if I have a vacation rental in Los Angeles California? Now here’s the thing I want to have vacation rentals that are 30-day minimums. Thanks in advance for the...
Marc Possoff
Eligibility for Tax Abatement / No Permits
Just got back to work and was talking with a co worker who I haven’t seen in months. He inherited a house in Point Breeze and is almost done renovating it. He did all the work himself with help of family members who a...
Le Trinh
Go after seller for wrong disclosure?
Cedar Hills, Utah: We closed the house in late June 2019. The house has partial-finished basement. We engaged a builder to finish the basement mid July 2019.After the builder submitted the plan for the un-finished par...