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The $6,000 you are paying the architect, I'm guessing that doesn't include having him come out throughout the buildout? Since you are not an expert in this field. It won't hurt to negotiate a few hours of work for him to come out a couple days to make sure the builder is doing the work correctly.
Am I correct in remembering that you are a new home owner? If so, you should speak to friends who have gone through this process. There's really no rush to close a work permit on your permanent home. Your town should be in a rush because they want your tax increase. But from the home owner side, why am I rushing to have my taxes increased over 5,000 a year.
Am I correct in remembering that you are a new home owner? If so, you should speak to friends who have gone through this process. There's really no rush to close a work permit on your permanent home. Your town should be in a rush because they want your tax increase. But from the home owner side, why am I rushing to have my taxes increased over 5,000 a year.
Well my husbands first time and we are buying under his name. How long can we wait without closing the permits? Won't the town wonder and follow up? Don't have any friends that did this which is why I'm asking questions here LOL.
Well my husbands first time and we are buying under his name. How long can we wait without closing the permits? Won't the town wonder and follow up? Don't have any friends that did this which is why I'm asking questions here LOL.
Check with your town. In Huntington, building permits expire 1 year after they are issued. So, you obviously want to close them out before then. You can extend them twice for additional 1 year periods (costs $).
Also, +1 for not paying an Architect $15,000. Applying for permits and getting a CO is not worth $9,000. Even $6,000 may be high, so I'd get a couple other quotes. And, make sure you really like your Architect. You're going to spend a bit of time interacting with him, and ultimately, he's designing your new home.
As long as you have obtained the proper permits, once the work is complete, you call the inspectors and have them inspect and the Co's are issued. There is nothing to getting it as long as your work is done via permit , done to code and done correctly.
Am I correct in remembering that you are a new home owner? If so, you should speak to friends who have gone through this process. There's really no rush to close a work permit on your permanent home. Your town should be in a rush because they want your tax increase. But from the home owner side, why am I rushing to have my taxes increased over 5,000 a year.
Terrible advice. When they go to close the permit 20 years from now or whenever they want to sell they will have to bring everything to that current code. Also in some jurisdictions permits expire in a year so then you need a whole new permit.
Terrible advice. When they go to close the permit 20 years from now or whenever they want to sell they will have to bring everything to that current code. Also in some jurisdictions permits expire in a year so then you need a whole new permit.
No one said to wait 20 years. Building codes don't have major changes in 5 years. You think they're going to say you Can't build your house with wood anymore, you have to build it with brick. How much do you think a new permit costs? 1k in expenses compare to doubling your taxes every year.
She's not doing an illegal buildout. She's going through a legal build out with full inspections.
No one said to wait 20 years. Building codes don't have major changes in 5 years. You think they're going to say you Can't build your house with wood anymore, you have to build it with brick. How much do you think a new permit costs? 1k in expenses compare to doubling your taxes every year.
She's not doing an illegal buildout. She's going through a legal build out with full inspections.
This is ill advised in TNH. I know three people who did this recently and got burned. Not so much because the codes changed in two cases just because they can.
No one said to wait 20 years. Building codes don't have major changes in 5 years. You think they're going to say you Can't build your house with wood anymore, you have to build it with brick. How much do you think a new permit costs? 1k in expenses compare to doubling your taxes every year.
She's not doing an illegal buildout. She's going through a legal build out with full inspections.
It's bad advice and it's also tax fraud.
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Architect?
