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Tvov
Sep 13, 2016Explorer II
In my little town (and surrounding towns), building permits are a relative thing. If you have relatives in the town hall, no problems - whether or not you built before or after "forgetting" to get a permit. Or if you don't have relatives, a few nice lunches for town officials goes a long way. And learning where their "watering holes" are for happy hour after work to become friends.
There is a legend in my parts that one builder did actually do everything "legally"... but he went out of business.
Either way, it does take money -- and $50,000 may just be the "initiation fee"! lol
Sorry, just spend too long sometimes gossiping about local politics.
As I and others have said, go ahead and help your friends however you can, but not financially. Even if it turns out to be a big money maker business, it is rarely good to mix friends, family, and money.
There is a legend in my parts that one builder did actually do everything "legally"... but he went out of business.
Either way, it does take money -- and $50,000 may just be the "initiation fee"! lol
Sorry, just spend too long sometimes gossiping about local politics.
As I and others have said, go ahead and help your friends however you can, but not financially. Even if it turns out to be a big money maker business, it is rarely good to mix friends, family, and money.
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