Building Permit Expeditors: A Case Against and a Case for Them

In this article, I am going to build the case against building permit expeditors as well as answer point by point, why you might be working with the wrong permit expeditor. I often meet two types of construction professionals: the kind that tells me they aren’t sold on my services and the kind that wouldn’t do business without my services. The reason I want to build both cases is to help professionals tease out the good permit expediting services from the bad ones.   “That’s Why I Will Never Work with a Permit Expeditor Again.” As someone who takes ownership …

Oct 16, 2017 By admin

How Lease Agreements Affect Your Building Permit Expeditor

The age of the shopping mall is on the decline, and now that retailers are playing hardball with their lease agreements you’re probably wondering how those lease agreements affect your building permit and if you even need a building permit expeditor. The short answer is: yes, you need a building permit expeditor, especially with tight lease agreements. In this article I will give you three ways lease agreements affect your building permit. 1. Tight lease agreements call for efficient phase 1 construction. If a retailer is in negotiation a new lease, for lease renew #2, the quicker a mall or tenant …

Oct 9, 2017 By admin

What Should a Permit Expediter Bring to the Table?

A Permit Expediter is a trained professional that advises clients throughout the permitting process to keep construction projects on schedule and within budget.  Because the process of getting a construction project permitted can be difficult, especially in certain jurisdictions, we recommend hiring an experienced permit expediting firm. What should this firm bring to the table? Local Expertise: A good Permit Expediter should offer local expertise, knowing the process of a region inside-and-out. They should have a Rolodex of local contacts with whom they can contact for important questions and inquiries. Additionally, they should be aware of specific codes that could affect …

Oct 3, 2017 By admin

Permit Advisors is at RECON This Week: Why You Need to Talk to a Building Permit Expediter

The largest conference is this week and Permit Advisors, your favorite building permit expediter, will be walking the floors, speaking to architects, and having a great time! Let’s talk about why you need to talk to me while we’re at RECON this year: Building Permit Expediters are Popping Up Everywhere: Now that the recession is officially over and construction is starting back up, new building permit expediters are popping up and not all that glitters is gold, as they say. Some of these new shops are one-man teams that don’t have the bandwidth to handle manage your projects, especially with …

May 22, 2017 By admin