I'm on the liberal side of moderate, and still try to help people, but I've been taken advantage of more times than I can count (though I do stop once this happens- it's better to take a chance on people as some will appreciate it.

Sorry, I should have been more specific:The unit is under moderate rent control meaning that when vacant, I can raise the rent to anything I want.  

You may want to ask a moderator to move your post to a more appropriate forum or post it yourself in the right forum to get the best response from fellow BP people.

Carpets and drapes - "useful life" ruleNormal wear and tear to carpets, drapes and other furnishings cannot be charged against a tenant's security deposit.243 Normal wear and tear includes simple wearing down of carpet and drapes because of normal use or aging, and includes moderate dirt or spotting.

You basically have 250K sitting there in equity doing nothing while many low to moderate risk investments could yield 5% , Basically it's "costing" you ~1041/month just sitting there with lost opportunity costs.

This is a moderate amount due to rent control but she spoke of it as a major imposition.

Guess anyone can be a moderator nowadays. 

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I told you that property taxes can be reassessed every 2 years and that in the 8 years that I have operated in the market, they have increased only moderately.

[Link Removed by Moderators]I am in the process of building an ADU myself, and the cost of construction I've gotten quotes for range from $250-$400 per square foot.