All Forum Posts by: Sean Anayah

Hi all, 

Hope everyone is healthy and staying cool in this heat! I am writing to ask a question about Airbnb hosting in the City of Sacramento. I own a home along the Broadway corridor near Sellands and am considering Airbnb'ing it now that the tenants are moving out. This is not my primary residence. I am happy to pay the fee for the short term rental permit, the business tax, and the transient tax. However, I am weary about the conditional use permit, because I think that this would need formal approval from the City council, correct? As well as some public input. Can anyone tell me there experience with the short term rental permit & taxes, as well as with the conditional use permit? 

Also, are there any Sacramento meet-ups happening soon? 

Thank you, 

Sean

Thanks everyone for your tips. I've asked the tenants not to use the fireplace until things are figured out - I'll see about an addendum to the lease, they are month to month right now. I am local to Sacramento, but living in the Bay so I could find a time to do the work, but with Covid the tenants might not want that. Fortunately there's a heater in the house. I posted pictures, the photos of the chimney are on top and on some the Chimney sweep put photos below to show what it should look like. Thanks 

Hi all,

This is my first time posting. I own a small 2 bedroom bungalow near downtown Sacramento that was built in the early 1900's. It is rented out and the rent covers the mortgage. The tenants asked that I call a chimney sweep to clean and inspect the chimney before they use it for the winter; no problem. The chimney sweep visited the house today and sent me the quote. I am surprised by the cost estimate, because the house is a very simple bungalow and when I had the home inspected during purchase, most of the house only needed simple repairs and I had assumed previous owners had kept up with most maintenance issues. So, I want to check to see if anyone else has any recommendations. 

Here is the cost breakdown: 

• Install chimney cap: $1,630
• Crown coat: $380
• Waterproof chimney exterior: $495
• Flash seal: $599
• Install 16 ft of insulated stainless steel flue liner: $8,308
• Smoke chamber parge damaged area: $1,361
• Rebuild firebox: $2,610
• Install mount damper: $736
• Install approved heath rug: $215
• Total: Approximately $16,000. 

My options:

1. Shop around for other quotes and go ahead and pay for the repairs. 
2. Seal the chimney and install a gas or electric fireplace. 
3. Do nothing (would probably at least install the chimney cap to prevent anything falling in), and ask the tenants not to use the fireplace and make it decorative. 

Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Sean.