Rob Hallowell
Rehab w/o permits from previous owner. Is this a concern?
My wife and I are looking to buy our first rental property. We found a property we like in a great location and it has been mostly renovated already. It will still need some work but we have a trusted contractor. I w...
Tony C.
Apartment Due Dilligence Turns Up Missing Occupancy Permits
Investors, I’m in the processes of purchasing an apartment building and during my diligence period, I've turned up over half of the tenants do not have occupancy permits on file with the local agency. The previous PM...
Ahmed Alkaysi
RM1 Use registration permit plans question
Hey, I have looking to convert a zoned RM1 single-family to a multi-family and understand that I would need to complete a Use Registration application.Question: Do I need to include the existing floor plans with the a...
Aaron Lawrence
Reselling with un-permitted work - Maryland
Hi folks, My client bought a home that was remodeled, including electrical wiring, finishing the basement, new bathrooms, kitchen....you get the picture.The contractor didn't get any permits and now the homeowner is h...
Pillar Jane Lagrito
Rental Certifications in Warren Mi
Hi all! I've been searching for investment properties in Warren/Eastpointe area of Michigan and have cme across some propertirs, which I beloeve, may have unpermitted addtions (bathroom or bedrooms). How does that aff...
KC Zhang
Replace AC Unit, permit or no permit?
Greetings!
I need to replace the central AC/furnace units for a duplex that i own in Riverside, CA. The current units are more than 30 years old and have the compressor on the garage wall. I would like to relocate t...
Ashton Astillero
Would you cut corners here?
This is going to be a wall of text, but I think it's necessary to lay down proper context.Not so recently, I took a job for the rehab of a house. I had to wait a little bit since I don't want to put anybody in the hot...
Bobby Sharma
WORST cities for permits, code enforcements, city inspectors
I have had one of the worst experiences with rehabbing a home in Glendale Heights, IL (Suburb of Chicago) with the city inspectors. Some of the most picky, arrogant, expensive, nastiest, non-cooperative inspectors tha...
Tim Brown
Want to market my land to developer
I am toying with selling my land to a developer. I live in Denver in a neighborhood on a mixed use zoned lot. I am leaning toward selling the land rather than developing myself.What is the best way to find out what th...
Leland James
Selling a house with unpermitted work
So I purchased a distressed property a few months ago and have been renovating the home. There has been electrical Updates including a new panel, new wiring, new outlets and new plumbing everything looks to be in grea...