Mario Morales
Renting Non-Conforming Garden Units in Chicago
Asking for a friend: Has a non-conforming basement, zoning really. 2 exits, 3 br, nice apartment. Can she post it on zillow market place? Where do people post "illegal" basements? It obvisouly wouldn't fly with sectio...
Pavan Sandhu
Lending solutions / cash out refinance of new construction
Looking for recommendations /experiences / stories for refinancing strategies on a new construction project.I've seen a few ads out there in which lenders offer refinance options after 60% of a project is complete. I'...
Mark Vesu
Will my ADU be grandfathered?
Hi all, I recently bought a house that has two units. One main and one junior unit - roughly 450 sq ft. The house was built in 1920's and junior unit was built in the 40's and they built it on the property line, i.e...
Chris Mason
Oakland Fire: Chatter about criminal prosecution of landlord.
Linky link. For those unaware, we had a tragedy in Oakland this past weekend. Fire. About two dozen people lived in the building. Dozens are dead, in what reads like something out of the developing world: very large p...
Saika Maeda
ADU permit or not; financial implications
Hi all, I’m almost in escrow with this single family home in LA with an un-permitted large ADU with a Certificate of occupancy. An architect told me that even though ADUs should not be bigger than 50% of the main hous...
Bin Chen
How do you guys deal with annoying tenants?
Hi everyone, I am having an issue with an annoying tenant that complains about everything. He pays his rent on time every month but complains about every little thing. For instance before he moved in he complained th...
Larry H.
Do you get copies of work permits?
When rehabbing a house, do you get copies of the work permits as the investor? Do buyers typically request to see work permits to ensure the work was permitted?
Raman Bindlish
Retroactive building code -deadbolt - CA
I am looking for some advice on the following code :http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_disp...Does it apply to an old building or only to the units that are built after the code comes into affect? This is a...
Ben Gleason
Mentally unstable tenant now M.I.A.
I am sorry I am such an amateur and asking for so much advice. My situation keeps escalating. I have 2 other posts but to summarize:I own a home and rent the lower. My tenant displays erratic behavior, including possi...
Joseph Adelmann
Home Inspection Repairs
Hello Bpers!So I had a home inspection on the 3 unit house I am purchasing and came up with a list of items to have the sellers repair. They came back not willing to fix these issues but instead offering a $1000 cred...