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Pei Lin How to get a building permit without being a homeowner!
2 November 2020 | 2 replies

Hello BiggerPockets!
I know how the title of this post may sound weird but bare with me. My parents own a property in Los Angeles, California. I've always wanted to convert the garage into an ADU, and I'm planning on...

Nicholas Lamarre 2nd Dallas Duplex Update
15 October 2022 | 8 replies

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Dallas.

Purchase price: $360,000

Cash invested: $135,000

Side by side duplex built in 1959. Brick pier and beam structure....

Devin Bost What kinds of rehabs don't require permits?
5 July 2020 | 3 replies

I'm considering buying a 6-plex that's currently operating as a non-conforming use. It's currently zoned in a commercial zone that doesn't allow the multi-family rental usage, so if we need to pull permits for any con...

Ray S. Contractor won't call for inspections
25 September 2016 | 36 replies

My contractor has gone above and beyond on overages, both time and cost. Now he's demanding I pay his subs that I already paid him for, or he won't call for final inspections. I've had enough of him. Is there any way ...

Yuriy Skripnichenko How I got variance for duplex in Philadelphia aka re-zoning
23 December 2020 | 28 replies

This question seems to come up a lot on the BP forum.Here is the step-by-step instruction how I got variance for SFH zoning to be used as a duplex with the budget and time schedule 1)Zoning application. Fee is $25.00 ...

Kristen Ray "Pulling a permit" during rehabs
1 December 2017 | 21 replies

Hello BP flippers & Company,Recently I was advised to hire contractors that can "pull a permit." What does that mean? Please share.Kind Regards

Ethan Daniel Dacar Removing walls in a house
11 March 2021 | 4 replies

I’d like to remove a wall at my personal residence, I want to do it the correct way and pull permits so later down the road when I sell the property they will see that the work done was inspected. Just looking for som...

Josh Guild Turning detached garage into ADU in Houston Texas
14 February 2024 | 5 replies

Does anyone have any experience with this? What does the permitting process look like? I've done this once before in Lubbock, Texas for an Airbnb on my own property but was ultimately told by the city I could not Airb...

Kent Harris Installing an HVAC System and Electrical Box
28 March 2017 | 44 replies

I am renovating a 40 year old house and the HVAC system and electrical system are the original. Since my background is in Electronics and IT is this something I can tackle myself? I have a $20,000 budget and so far th...

Lisa Jones Professional or out of control?
14 November 2016 | 12 replies

I am the property manager and I am the 'new' person in the office. They allow tenants to do sooo many things I am appauled by. Today... a tenant comes walking in with a freezer full of food and wanted to store it in o...