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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...
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How long does it take in your area to get:Plans drawn to Building Permit being issued?What else is in your process? @Jay Hinrichs (I know you know several areas) @J Scott @Kenneth Bell @Lynn Currie and others?
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Hello. In 2019 Los Angeles city council placed new restrictions for AirBnB."Only the host’s primary residence can be rented out, defined as the place where a host lives for at least six months per year."1. With these ...
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Hi All, I have been putting in offers on Multi-family units in Oakland, CA for the past few months now without much luck. Im using FHA and my offers have been beat out with Cash or Conventional offers outside of my bu...
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Hey fellow BP members,I’m under contract on a 2 unit top/ Bottom house that I’m planning to house hack. The house is zoned and in county records as a single family. Has anyone purchased a 2 unit that is still zoned as...
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Hello, I am totally new to real estate investing as well as the bigger pockets community but I've found both to be very interesting. This seems to be an awesome resource. Im looking to get started in flipping houses a...
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Hello everybody. I am a newbie and currently looking at my first deal. The one I am looking at is a three unit and it is a short sale. Under the write up of the property it states "If property is vacant and no util...
I’m looking for how to find out how to get permits ( what needs to be filed, where and how to file) for work an owner can do in NJ for an owner occupied <= 3 unit multi-tenant. I’m handy and have done construction...
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I need a help I found a house I want to buy its a legal single but set up like a two family...my first question is how hard is it to make it into a two family...
Second they want me to take out a rehab loan on the pr...
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We are in the process of fixing up a Baltimore area townhouse. We would like to fence in the backyard but we have run in to permitting problems. Our fence contractor says that they cannot pull the permit with out a la...