Permit Expediting Services: Working a Process or Executing a Solution? Part II

Permit Expediting Services: Working a Process or Executing a Solution? Part II In my last article I broke down why some permit expediting services will praise their ability to “manage the process,” and in this article, I’d like to offer the second part of the series where I explain how permit expediting services should be executing a solution for you. While these firms should also work the jurisdictional process for you, they should also be looking at different types of solutions in order to maintain your project’s timeline and budget. So, without further ado, let’s dive in. The Permit Expediting …

Nov 15, 2017 By admin

Permit Expediting Services: Working a Process or Executing a Solution? Part I

These last couple of weeks I’ve explained how to vet a permit expediter, what is it they do, and now I want to make the case that permit expediting services should be about executing a solution rather than working a process. In this article, I’m going to explain the difference between the two philosophies and show you how you can know which type of firm you’re vetting. Before diving in I do want to straight out tell you that Permit Advisors executes solutions for your commercial building permits and suggests you find a firm that does the same. The Permit …

Nov 8, 2017 By admin

Retail Permit Expeditor: What Your Tenant Improvements Need

It’s no secret that I, and my Permit Advisors team, are subject matter experts in retail permits and are considered THE retail permit expeditor of choice by many firms. I humbly submit that I continue to learn every day about what it takes to help innovative designs and businesses find their home in cities across the United States, and it is with this spirit of humility that I will explain some basics that your retail space needs in order to obtain approved permits. Fixtures and Finishes When brands and their architectural teams put together their dream space they take the …

Oct 25, 2017 By admin

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