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Rear Mud Room x1 2nd Floor Rear Bedroom x1 Replace 100 amp outside service entrance cable with electrical Service connection to the power grid max 25 feet above ground x1 Installation of whole house Square D Complete Home Surge Protective (CHSP) device. New Circuit to be installed to each room/area including AFCI protection where required for safety. 3rd Floor Bedroom Lighting and Outlet Circuit 2nd Floor Bedroom Lighting and Outlet Circuit 2nd Floor Bathroom Circuit Living Room Circuit Rear Kitchen Nook Circuit Dishwasher Circuit Garbage Disposal Circuit 1st Floor Powder Room Circuit (to be left capped off with extra slack in the wire either in the new bathroom location or in the basement below ready to go for future use) General Lighting Circuit Smoke Detector Circuit Listed below: 15 Amp AFCI Circuit x6 20 Amp AFCI Circuit x3 existing locations or new locations as detailed below: 3rd Floor Front Bedroom x3 (this room has two existing grounded outlets that will remain) 3rd Floor Rear Bedroom x2 (this room has 3 existing grounded outlets that will remain) 3rd Floor Hallway x1 (add an outlet) 2nd Floor Front Bedroom x3 (this room has 3 existing grounded outlets that will remain) 2nd Floor Rear Bedroom x2 (this room has 3 existing grounded outlets that will remain) 2nd Floor Bathroom x1 (GFCI) 2nd Floor Bathroom Closet x1 (General use GFCI for charging) 2nd Floor Hallway x1 (add an outlet) Living Room x5 (has 2 existing grounded outlets that will remain) Rear Kitchen Nook x3 Front Porch x1 (add a GFCI outlet) Rear Exterior x1 (add a GFCI outlet) Listed Below: 15 amp Duplex x2"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.46,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":220000},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":322000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2022"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}