The roof had to be slanted, rather than flat.

Below is an example of our method to quantify each item.Tenant placement (includes marketing and background check)Time: 7 hrsEnergy: MediumValue: Highest Money: flat fee = $750Legal ResearchTime: 5hrsEnergy: HighValue: HighMoney: 250/hr =$1,250

My wife and I bought a 2-flat last year, and its zoned as commercial (C1-2).

@Vincent D'Amato My hunch is that we'll see prices flat in the most in-demand / desirable neighborhoods, and perhaps a dip in the condo unit prices in the neighborhoods or neighboring cities that people look toward when they can't afford where they really want to live.

Electrical: separate panels for each unit, updated wiring, space in the panel, panel size?

Especially on a flat roof where there may be many layers of roofing that hide any issues.When we encountered bad wood we take pictures and notify the owner immediately to make them aware how much wood and what the extra cost is going to be.I don't know the size of the roof or the cost of roofing in California, but here in Maryland that would be around 800 square feet of wood, which is quite a lot.

They like to see that you aren't flat broke, but don't always need you to keep that money into an easily liquidable account.

I definitely want to compensate the agent for any lost management fees, and possibly even pay a flat fee for finding the tenant but 3% feels a bit steep.

You could also buy a kit of panels and other exterior stuff for maybe $100 / sqft.

The grass/yard is currently flat all the way to the street with just a slight slope where a ditch used to be years ago.