All Forum Posts by: Nicholas Vaccaro

 Thanks Adrian, super helpful

Thanks Branden, super helpful! If we end up doing it without permits and completing it without getting caught, would you say there's any downside when it comes to selling the property? The city doesn't have any record of what this property looks like inside, and it could've "come already refurbished with an extra bedroom and bath" when we bought it. 

Also, do you see any downsides in the case of an appraisal during the sale process whereas since its technically not an official 4x3 on paper it may not appraise properly?

Hi all - I am currently working on a single family house flip in the Palmetto Bay area of Miami. Almost all of the house is done except for the conversion of the garage into a master bed and bath. Architects are charging roughly $10k for drawings, submission to city, etc. but all we really want to do is close up the garage wall. My questions below:

- If we do not use permits, when a buyer comes to purchase the home are there any foreseeable problems?

- Are there any architects you would recommend that would be cheaper than our current option?

- Realistically, if we just do the entire inside of the house and leave the garage door for last, would it cost less now that the city would literally just have to approve us closing a wall rather than changing any of the plumbing and electricity inside the house (as it would be implied that the work inside the house was done prior to us purchasing it)?

- Can we do the entire inside of the house without permits and lightly hit the garage door with our car which then would mean we would need to close the wall of the garage or otherwise risk flooding inside the home from rain?

Thanks all!!! Trying to get creative here, if there are real risks in terms of legalities with the buyers I understand being weary on this, however if its just a "be careful, you don't want a stop work order and a fine" we are truly okay with the risks of no permits.