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Good morning, BPers,I have done a handful of flips and holds with existing property but a deal came up on some vacant land that I am very interested in. I just don't know where to begin?My first issue, the property i...
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Hi everyone, I am looking to submit an offer for a house that will be teared down and it is zoned for a duplex. What are some of the pro active items I should consider that would go into tearing the existing house dow...
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How do I find out what the existing plans are for the property? I'm thinking about making an existing door into a window thats on the side entrance. I have 2 other doors of egress. Can I do that without filing for a p...
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I heard it takes 6-9 months for the Cleveland Department of Building and Housing (DBH) to complete a new construction plan review. That seems terribly long, in my experience (commercial renovation only), a city typica...
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Hello,I have a property that was a RS3 that we converted to a RT4 where city council passed the ordinance/zoning change at the December 2023 meeting. Prior to this zoning change we gut rehabbed the 3 unit property al...
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Just bought a flip house in Gig Harbor. I'm out of state and had planned to use my brother's agent (it's a jv with him), however, his agent isn't returning either of our calls. If this is their customer service when w...
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Hello, we are planning on opening a residential assisted living (up to 8 beds) in Ohio. The Board of Building Standard Department informed us that we need to work with a design architect or engineer to draw the plans,...
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Aside from calling the city and HOA, are there any online resources to look into, when considering if expanding the doors on a potential unit is allowed in that area?ie turning a duplex into a triplex, etc. I know the...
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Hi All,
My architect is telling me that the new title 24 laws being enforced in California require that any remodel triggers an energy review of the entire home, regardless of whether living space is being expanded. I...
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Good Morning BP Community! I'm happy to finally take the plunge and become a member. I have been listening to some of the pod casts and reading many forum discussions before finally deciding to join. I am a regi...