Buying land with unpermitted cabin on it - problem?

Originally Posted by cjean

We were told outright that it was not built to code, and without a permit. But it's a beautiful cabin. And as far as I know, the neighbors could care less - you should see their places, lol. Everyone does it. And at least one of them has built over onto a neighbor's land (you can tell by the county mapping site). That seems to be a common occurrence in that county, actually.

I don't know, I guess we'll just do some more research....