All Forum Posts by: Debra R.

Looking for a tax accountant in Oakland, CA or other East Bay Area city.  Any recommendations??

Anyone know Joe Madrid with Intero in Rocklin CA? Or Neil Morrison who is a flipper in Sacramento?  They may be making an offer on my house in Roseville and I'd like to hear from anyone who knows them - good or bad.  :)

Does anyone have a good form letter to reply to requests such as this-

"I have one small emotional support dog (under 20 pnds) who is hypoallergenic. Would you consider this? If so I would like to schedule a viewing."

My ad states no pets, but, of course I would consider her since I'm legally required to. My response was:

"Persons applying to rent with an emotional support animal will not be denied based on the support animal. All adult applicants must meet all the minimum rental criteria to be accepted as a tenant. Attached are the minimum requirements. "

For the future, my concern is that I might accidentally write or say something on the phone that would be considered as discriminatory and having a script that has been vetted in CA would be reassuring. 

Try a black light and Nature's Miracle.  The black light identifies where the stains are and Nature's Miracle is an enzymatic product for pet urine, but urine is urine.  If that doesn't work, I'd pour bleach water on the offending areas and let it sink in.  If that doesn't work I'd pour straight bleach on it and let it sit for hours. 
I have too many dogs and too little yard.  When it get's to smelling like pee I saturate it with bleach water and then it smells like new!

I'm looking for a referral to a tax accountant.  Do you know someone in the Bay Area that you think is especially good?  If you have someone in mind and could reply or pm me?  

Thanks in advance!

I'm looking to connect with SFR owners in the Roseville, Rocklin, Citrus Heights area. I'm not looking to buy or sell or for deals, financing or partnerships. We're planning to move there and would like advice.

Hmmm, not sure why I didn't get notified of the Oct 1 posts. Sorry for the late reply.

@Hugh Ayles, @Jassem A., @Marc Dupuis, @Jesse Hinaman,  @John Weidner

 A bit more info - I've had 3 roofers say that it would be cheaper to remove the second roof/attic than try to correct the framing/ fix the dry rot/ re - shingle and permit. 

When I return the house to the original roof I'll save money roofing wise and make the house look better by sticking with the ranch style - long and low.  Once I do return it to the original roof there won't be any attic.  With a slab foundation that doesn't need removal, there's no crawlspace.  

When you're inside the house and looking up you see the vaulted ceiling in every original room except the bathroom.  That ceiling is tongue and groove with exposed rafters and a beam that spans the length of the house.  The roof is in contact with the tongue and groove.  So there's no attic and not even a little bit of space to put ducts.  I could add a dropped ceiling, but I'm trying to keep the ranch look as much as possible and the vaulted ceiling is a huge part of it. The ceiling looks similar to  this one -  

http://smallhomedesignideas.com/images/a791250a0ea...

Once the original roof is visible it will look similar to this-

https://www.flickr.com/photos/16863012@N06/1427831...

Same shape of house, carport in the same spot except that mine is a smaller carport and has been converted to living area.  

Does anyone have any ideas for both Heating and AC other than mini/multi split ductless that will suit this situation?

@Parker Detweiler, @David Hutson, @Bobbie K., @Ryan W.- Thanks so much for your input!  It makes me feel much more comfortable about putting them in.  An added benefit to putting them in is that I'll be able to remove the gas furnace which will make changing the floor plan much easier.  It's a win all around!

Hi All! 

Maybe you can help me with an important decision about HVAC for a home we just bought. It is a 1950's ranch in CA near Sacramento. Currently it has no cooling system and the gas furnace only serves about half of the house and the ducting associated with it will most likely need to be removed. The reason the ductwork will likely need to be removed is that it was installed in an unpermited, poorly built, "attic" that was created by building an entire new roof with new trusses/rafters over the original one. The original roof was a typical ranch roof - long and low. The slope is slightly less than 3/12. The house has vaulted ceilings which we want to keep and a slab foundation so if we go back to the original roof there won't be any easy way to add ductwork.

The only option I can think of for adding both heating and cooling is the mini (multi?) split ductless system but I know very little about them.Some of the questions I have are:

1. Am I correct that a mini/multi split system can provide both heating and cooling?

2.Are these systems designed to only provide additional heating/cooling or can they handle the job on their own? The climate here is - average highs in the summer are 80's and 90's with some 100+ days. The average low in the winter is above freezing, but occasionally could go below freezing.

3. Is the difference between mini and multi split that the mini is designed to handle just one room or zone? and the multi will handle numerous zones?

4. Do they work ok in very open spaces? The living room, dining room, kitchen and breakfast nook are all 1 open space with a vaulted ceiling.

5. Are there other questions I haven't thought of to ask?  

We are planning to live in this house at least a couple of years while we continue to remodel it and so want to be sure it will be comfortable.  

I'm really curious about what happened that it sat around for 45 days and then all the sudden had 9 offers?  Did they lower the price?  Did the neighborhood somehow suddenly become desirable?