18 October 2025 | 3 replies
Have owned properties as old as year 1840, and 1870, 1890; they're not built to any code, sometimes built by owners with limited skills, sometimes built before indoor plumbing ( easy way to tell the only bath is on the first floor next to the kitchen and no baths on second floor where there are bedrooms.
23 October 2025 | 5 replies
Code enforcement officers walked my 5 bedroom 3 bath home with me and told me my tenants have 90 days to vacate.
14 October 2025 | 8 replies
Quote from @Ian Hutton: @Joe VilleneuveI agree actually that zip codes can be misleading in terms of a neighborhood by neighborhood basis.
23 October 2025 | 7 replies
I would call your local Public Housing Authority, ask for a sheet of how much they are paying for what zip codes, and then focus on finding good deals within those zip codes.
15 October 2025 | 4 replies
My project was 5 years along and didn’t comply with fire code and it’s been dead ever since.
11 October 2025 | 19 replies
By definition all 44 contractor classifications have passed the state exam and adhere to the laws of the CSLB & Consumer affairs.Any handyman performing work over $1000 is in violation of Business & Professions code 7028.1Any handyman performing work over $1k is subject to forfeiture of the entire sum of "contracted" work B&P code 7031(b)All California home improvement contracts must be a quoted upfront price including labor, materials, warranty etc.
23 October 2025 | 6 replies
I would call your local Public Housing Authority, ask for a sheet of how much they are paying for what zip codes, and then focus on finding good deals within those zip codes.
23 October 2025 | 15 replies
If a single-family has a basement that could be converted, I’d only move forward if it can be a legal, code-compliant second unit - egress, fire separation, ceiling height, parking, permits, the whole nine.
7 October 2025 | 13 replies
@Chris Mclaughlin Nationally HUD determines the "Fair Market Rent", which is the Median rent and is broken down by either zip code or for the whole county.
23 October 2025 | 1 reply
I’ve been looking into setting up a RUBS system — probably billing tenants back for about 75% of the total monthly water/sewer bill, divided equally among all occupied units.I’ve read that some cities in Ohio (like Cleveland) prohibit or discourage RUBS, but I haven’t been able to find anything specific in the Euclid municipal code.