If any duplex would become exempt by virtue of an owner residing on site, it is likely that every duplex in Berkeley would eventually be owner-occupied because of the financial benefit that comes with owning a rental unit with an unregulated rent.

Oh, and a park 10 minutes away.Granted that's all there is in the area, you have to use a car or public transport to get to other stuff, but I only 'leave the area' on weekends to meet friends.

Depending on your State, even hard money lending, that has been largely unregulated in past years, is coming under licensing requirements.

(I did not see a legally required time frame for a new lease or rent increase for unregulated apartments, please correct me if I'm wrong.)Would you require a security deposit with the new lease?

Now go on to play with ideas in transportation, land use, finance, hospitality, place making, wellness, broadcasting and other categories. 

I graduated college with an engineering degree in May 2010 with $55K (before the 4-9% interest, after scholarships and grants and that's a small amount compared to most) to pay off, a car to pay off as I could not use public transportation, and no sustainable full time position/job.

San Diego is expanding the Trolley System to include the Mid-Coastal area.  A new trolley station will soon be built within walking distance to my rental.   This should make my rental more attractive and profitable.  ...

Keeping focused that REI is just a means of transportation towards accomplishing something larger (using money or housing for more humanitarian goals), or creating something for your family, and children to build upon.2) Tony Robbins has talked about astronauts that came back from missions in space having a tough time assimilating back into everyday life.

You need transportation and an address to get a job, but if you don't have a job, you can't get transportation and an address.If you are the "working poor" and receive welfare, and get a job to better yourself, suddenly you lose money you were depending on.

also today with the abundance of information and low cost transportation most people never leave their own state, now imagine to the time i was referring to; when the slaves were offered the chance to go home, what were there options?