Other firms tracking rent trends have consistently ranked Sacramento's rent increases at or near the highest in the U.S. in the last couple years, citing a combination of limited housing supply, rising incomes form Bay Area transplants and a surge of apartment property investments as reasons for the surge.Region Business, an advocacy group for local economic development, issued a statement Thursday opposing the potential measure.

I'm having an attorney review them and my rental application for compliance in my state.

A pre-ordinance (built before July 8, 1957) residential building or building of mixed residential occupancy, not complying with the requirements in force and applicable to the building at the time of its conversion, may be altered so as to legalize one dwelling unit, in addition to the number of dwelling units originally authorized, providing that said unit was determined by the office of the zoning administrator or the zoning board of appeals to have existed prior to July 8, 1957, and provided such building complies with the other provisions of this chapter.

I haven't even submitted the application to move the property from residential zoning to commercial because I'm waiting to hear from the city if they will allow us to keep our septic system.

Limited to operating between 6am-7pm.It does say "Where a center is contiguous to a residentially-zoned property, a six-foot visual barrier, not less than 95 percent opaque, shall be provided along the property line, excluding any required front yards." 

Based on my limited experience attending this particular tax sale, the difference in the purchase price on the two properties would likely be pretty close to my estimate for the difference in repair cost.I am now wondering if I would rather have a property that I have to drive a long way to meet contractors occasionally, or meet contractors regularly close by. 

At this point I am planning on doing as much of the finish work that I can to limit any additional capital into the project.  

They are becoming more and more attractive for younger buyers who have limited budgets for this area.

In my honest opinion, it's their space, they should be responsible for the fit-out and complying with all applicable codes since they and their customers/workers will be utilizing the space.  

Seeking a rental and leasing agent to show rentals and accept rental applicants in Berrien County, with focus around Benton Harbor.