All Forum Posts by: Colin L.

I think these will fill a small niche for homeowners who have really small/weird shape lots that can't fit an ADU, and/or can't get financing for a full ADU, and there will be no shortage of people that will rent these.

According to the article you can't have both an ADU and a tiny home, so my guess is you could only do one per lot, but I'm curious to read the final text.

Congrats!

I've worked on numerous homes in Coronado, La Jolla, Rancho Santa Fe, and it's very common for high end homes to have a guest house/pool house/casita/granny flat etc. etc. so an ADU is basically just a guest house w/ a full kitchen. As long as it fits in w/ the original home I'd wager it would increase the value of the property, even if its visible from the street.

@Dominic Cruz I am, feel free to drop me a line.

@Michael Ndjondo makadi if the deal makes sense as is with the triplex it’s a nice bonus to have that option to add units. Also, any property in CA zoned for 5 or more units can take advantage of the State density bonus law which allows you to get up to a 35% density bonus in return for providing a small amount of affordable units. For instance this property which you say is zoned for 8 units could add 3 more units for providing just 1 affordable unit for a total of 11 units. This also allows you to lower required parking and other incentives. It’s great tool for developers big and small. The state is also looking at increasing that bonus to 50% to match San Diego which has had a lot of success with the program.

Could be a problem I suppose. The W/D is located in the bathrooms which will have a continuously operating exhaust fan (required in CA) so that should help regulate temp and humidity.

I'm considering specifying vent-less electric dryers in an apartment project I'm working on.  I'm curious if anyone has any recent experience with them?  The reviews I've been reading about new models is that the quality of drying has vastly improved. I like that they are energy efficient, and water is drained via same drain as the washer, rather than expelled via the vents where lint often gets caught (and rarely cleaned).  Is there some other maintenance/upkeep issue that I'm missing that would make me want to avoid using them?

If you can check the title report, you can see if there is an easement on the property for the pipe.  Utility easements are not uncommon and the ones I've personally encountered, the City would not allow any type of permanent structure on them.  That's not to say you never can build on them, it may depend on who the pipe and easement belong to, but that is my experience.  An owner may have built the retaining wall w/o permits and/or did not know of the pipe.  If there is an easement it could potentially be an issue if maintenance is necessary.  

 Calhomeco construction is one that comes to mind.  

Architect here.  Similar to @Eric Teran I started my own company about 3.5 years ago.  I wish I could say I make more and work less, lol, but it's slowly growing.  The freedom and flexibility alone are worth it.  I tried for a long time to land a flip but really was not very good at it, then looked at buying out of state but didn't appeal to me, so decided to stick with what I know (multifamily) and try my hand at developing.  I'm currently in the permit phase on a ground up project for 14 units in National City, CA and looking for partners and/or a buyer if the price is right.  Not the greatest time to be looking for those things but its in a great location, walking distance to the naval base and 5 mins to downtown SD, and in an OZ so confident I'll get it to the finish line.