pulling Permits for brrrr rehab

[Mark Passerelli]

Hello BP community.

I am a new investor and am planning on purchasing my first brrrr property in the Baltimore area. Hoping for a multi family but am open to single family. I work as a site supervisor for a general contractor so I have a ton of skills/ contacts for subcontractors needed to complete the rehab process. I plan to do some of the work myself. Is it recommended to pull a permit for this process if I plan to do only cosmetic renovations? Also, is it recommended that I get licensed as a contractor myself so I can pull the permits? Thanks in advance for any feedback! So excited to start my journey towards financial freedom.

[Tom Wiser]

@Mark Passerelli Know exactly what you want to do then take your plan and budget to your Codes department. Start developing those relationships now. They may tell you a permit isn’t necessary for any of the work. Or they may require just one or two permits or a full blown building permit. It really depends on your codes criteria.

Permits are good. Codes Department can be a friend.