All Forum Posts by: Christopher Duron

Hi Henry,
Less than an acre. 

Buy and hold - utilize sweat equity tobuild a primary residence for my wife and I and build an ADU to offset the cost of ownership. I guess a modified house hack with development hurdles.

RS 1-7

any thoughts?

Bob, thanks very much.  The gel study has been performed and their recommendation is 15’ from the fault line.  It is already mapped on a surveyed map/site plan. It appears to cut into the usable space quite a bit, however there should be enough for building a structure.  If I am reading this correctly, your recommendation is to get the soils report and speak with a structural engineer to estimate a grading, retaining, and foundation cost. Is that correct?

thanks again.  Great points on everything.  

Tom, that is great insight and great advice.  Thank you very much for responding.  I will explore some avenues utilizing this information. I’ll let you know what happens.  Thanks again. 

Not a bad idea.  Thanks Mike.  If plan A doesn’t work that may be the ticket. 

I feel that this is a series of stupid questions, but I’d like to get multiple opinions.

I am in the process of buying a piece of land located in Southern California. It is in an area where land is high valued and scarce. The problem is that it is on a steep grade and comes with a fault line. The geo report classifies it as “potentially active” and minor. The recommended set back for building is 15’. It does decrease the usability of the land but it may still be developable property. I would not finalize/close the purchase contract until all permits have been approved by the city.

I’m interested in any and all thoughts that come to mind. Some areas of interest are: is the property going to be harder to sell, what kinds of issues should I anticipate, has anyone ever dealt with this before, etc etc. Anything that comes to mind would help me tremendously.

Thanks. I look forward to hearing from the community.

I feel that this is a series of stupid questions, but I’d like to get multiple opinions.

I am in the process of buying a piece of land located in Southern California. It is in an area where land is high valued and scarce. The problem is that it is on a steep grade and comes with a fault line. The geo report classifies it as “potentially active” and minor. The recommended set back for building is 15’. It does decrease the usability of the land but it may still be developable property. I would not finalize/close the purchase contract until all permits have been approved by the city.

I’m interested in any and all thoughts that come to mind. Some areas of interest are: is the property going to be harder to sell, what kinds of issues should I anticipate, has anyone ever dealt with this before, etc etc. Anything that comes to mind would help me tremendously.

Thanks. I look forward to hearing from the community.

I feel that this is a series of stupid questions, but I’d like to get multiple opinions if possible   

I am in the process of buying a piece of land located in Southern California. It is in an area where land is high valued and scarce. The problem is that it is on a steep grade and comes with a fault line. The geo report classifies it as “potentially active” and minor. The recommended set back for building is 15’. It does decrease the usability of the land but it may still be developable property. I would not finalize/close the purchase contract until all permits have been approved by the city.

I’m interested in any and all thoughts that come to mind. Some areas of interest are: is the property going to be harder to sell, what kinds of issues should I anticipate, has anyone ever dealt with this before, etc etc. Anything that comes to mind would help me tremendously.

Thanks. I look forward to hearing from the community.

Caroline, Matt, and Kristi... you are all amazing.  Thank you very much for the information.  I will continue my research based on this information.  Matt- you are spot on.  I actually just got off the phone with the owners and they explained that process the same as you did.  Thank you all for your time.  I truly appreciate it.  

Hi Jake, my goal is to purchase the portion of the lot (as in create a new small parcel and/or change the lot lines of the property that abuts the land to cut out a 6,000 sq foot portion) and build a home. Basically have a lot with a SFR not an ADU.

Justin,

thank you very much for taking the time. Great information.  I’ll do exactly as you advise.  I’ll keep you posted on the process.  Fingers crossed.