Raj Malhotra
Permits Dilemma. Please help
I am new in the investment world and i want to ask some straight up
questions about Permits as i am getting all sort of answers from
Contractors, Handymen and also people who have flipped houses before.Do
i need...
Marquell Jones
Please help BP fam
when something is put under contract does the seller have to stop working on the property? And can I still put under contract even if I don't have all the numbers? Just so the seller knows I'm serious.
Joseph Ilg
"Subject to", "contingencies" etc...
When purchasing or placing a property under contract, what "subject to" or contingencies should one use to protect themselves and to allow for a smooth transaction? Also, how do these factors cause a favorable outcom...
Jennie Berger
Easy Permits in Chicago | Rough Inspections Required? Or not?
I'll admit, I'm totally confused about easy permits and the required inspections. It was our understanding, per 2 different professionals (an architect & licensed GC), that we do NOT need rough inspections when do...
Sheena Drake
Asking for utilities to be turned on before final insepction
Do you all require that seller has electricity, water, heat turned on before your initial or final inspection? I've just learned the hard way that not all sellers are honest. Go figure me as too trusting
Amy Belton
Stollen Electric Meter Installed
Has anyone had the experience of a “electrician” installing a stollen meter before power is turned back on? Please let me know. Thank you!
Brent Blum
Appraisal + refi before or after *unpermitted* "casita"
Who is right, my GC or my agent?...
My wife and I are finishing the conversion of a SFH into a duplex in San Diego - primary residence on one side, rental unit on the other. We've passed final inspection and will be...
Polina Goncharova
Outstanding Code Violations Not Cleared
Hello BP,I am in the process of closing a deal on SW Side of Chicago. The building has outstanding code violations from prior to rehab. After talking to a city representative, he stated that the building had an initia...
Lee Warren
New doesn't mean it's done right
I would like to encourage anyone that is getting a new home built to get an inspection done. I know this really sounds like an ad, but I also know that the majority of people aren't in the D/FW area. I have done a f...
Mark Griep
203k with unpermitted/unlicensed elec/plum work by licensed GC
Hi Everyone,Got a 203k loan to fix up a foreclosed house in Maryland as it required ~$120k in work. It was supposed to be a 4 month project, but a year later the nightmare continues~ The selected general contract i...