On Jan. 12, Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez submitted a motion that asks staff for recommendations on how to distribute the new rental relief funds.

The property is zoned as a 2 family but would not need to be re-zoned, would just need architect plans drawn up and submitted to the city in order to have legal third unit.Exterior needs new siding, front is brick but rest is wood shingles, would replace with vinyl. 

(FHA, Traditional, 15-year/30-year)How do I find banks to inquire about a interest rates and submit pre-approvals?

@Jason Pabon That listing agent must have an interesting relationship with their peers who have submitted (as you say $20/30k) higher offers and then find out it was a dual agency deal.

Hi All,I have submitted an offer on a 2 family property that would be a house hack for me.There are existing tenants in one of the units.They pay cash and don’t have a lease (so I am told and have no reason to believe they don’t).They pay below market rent.I am OK with this given their unit needs to be renovated and I do not wish to renovate the unit that they rent until I first finish the unit that I will live in.

My partner and I submitted our 1st offer recently but it is so competitive.

NWP 29 still requires a field delineation and a Pre-Construction Notification or "PCN" be submitted and approved by the regional USACE office and it must be under 1/2 acre. 

Google Drive or another cloud storing source is a great friend for keeping documents at the ready so you can quickly send files to a lender when needed.I think a large part is understanding the process so you have a 30,0000 foot view when purchasing a property and can see what is ahead so you can prepare everything ahead of time and just submit when it is time.

My broker went back to the appraisal co and submitted a dispute request.

Nicole Bussard - in situations where I've been unable to find the "right" person to approach the permitting/planning  process on a similar "difficult" project (when I don't have local/personal recommendations to turn to), I've had good luck searching local public records for recent permits (similar projects etc) and working backwards - find the contractor or even landowner who submitted permits, they will/may have an architect / engineer that they perhaps recommend or like to work with.