| Here is a fast paced business. Running permits for | | | | they do best and that is, to build |
| construction contractors. Why would a building | | | | 3.) The driving distance to the building department |
| contractor, or any other trades contractors for | | | | can be a real pain to a contractor or sub |
| that matter, want to hire you to run their building | | | | contractor. They sometimes drive in from distant |
| permits? The main reason is quite simple. It's | | | | areas to run their own permits. It can, in many |
| called convenience. But here are 3 other reasons | | | | cases, take a few hours to half of a day to |
| why a contractor would rather spend time with | | | | submit plans or applications at the building |
| their in-law's than run their own permits. | | | | department for a given project, which includes |
| 1.) Many contractors time is worth more than $60 | | | | drive time. Time is money and contractors |
| per hour and have more pressing details to tend | | | | understand this. |
| to rather than sitting around in a building | | | | Permit runners bring books or magazines to pass |
| department waiting their turn to see a permit | | | | their time. Quite often you can see them on their |
| clerk. If you've ever been to a permit office, you | | | | cell phones taking information or taking on new |
| will see them on the phone constantly, tending to | | | | projects from the various contractors they run |
| various project plans or dealing with customers | | | | permits for, while they patiently wait their turn to |
| and scheduling subcontractors. They know their | | | | see a permit clerk to submit building plans or pick |
| time is valuable and best spent at the job site | | | | up permits. |
| making certain the different projects run | | | | These permit runners are paid handsomely and |
| smoothly, ordering materials or selling their | | | | certainly deserve every dollar they earn. Many |
| services to potential clients. | | | | times you'll see them at these building |
| 2.) With all the daily schedules on the menu for a | | | | departments with their children, as many are |
| building contractor, most are in the business for | | | | mothers or even fathers running permits part |
| the building portion and are not really cut out for | | | | time or full time. Some runners can earn a |
| the administrative end of each building project. | | | | hundred thousand per year if set up right. The |
| Many building contractors prefer to sub the permit | | | | best thing is, it's actually pretty simple to do once |
| application process out to a permit runner. These | | | | you get the hang of it. |
| permit runners can free them up to do what | | | | |