Additionally, the Kiavi portal is poorly designed.

Hearings take place in the small claims court which is designed for non-attorney litigants and has relaxed procedures and rules of evidence. 

2 unit house 30 year FHA 6.6% major renovations (roof,bathrooms,kitchen,etc) home has appreciated 397k when appraised to 550k zestimate (similar comps in the area are 500k).

Signed into law in 2021, SB 9 is designed to address the housing crisis by allowing greater density in residential neighborhoods.

Ideally you have not replaced roof, hvac, flooring, kitchen, bathroom, fencing, windows, foundation repairs, hard scape repairs, electrical, plumbing, etc.  

A complete overhaul of the kitchen and bathrooms, including cabinets, countertops, LVP flooring, electrical and plumbing fixtures.

BiggerPockets is full of resources designed to help you along your journey, whether you are just getting started or a seasoned investor.

And I do have the photos at the end by design, because I want a person to end the experience with a specific feeling of "oh wow, look at that, it's got that too", which helps drive conversion. 

Intent is to get the foundation blessed off by a Civil Engineer and save about $15K in foundation costs as the original design was for a 3400 sf house.

A basement with a separate entrance but no kitchen is not considered an ADU, and therefore does not have the 120 day limitation.