I think I hate San Francisco.

[sugarbutch]

Yeah, well, Pizzahacker makes a better story than “the gas station on Cesar Chavez that used to be an Olympic”

Touché

 

[sugarbutch]

Given the cash offers and location, I think the framing of this story is off-base. My bet is that these people are buying second homes, not moving permanently to Tahoe.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/29/were-running-out-of-homes-for-sale-lake-tahoe-brokers-say.html

 

[Gus]

Given the cash offers and location, I think the framing of this story is off-base. My bet is that these people are buying second homes, not moving permanently to Tahoe.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/29/were-running-out-of-homes-for-sale-lake-tahoe-brokers-say.html

I agree with you. If anyone from SF/Bay Area was on the fence about buying a second/vacation home, Covid makes this the ideal time combined with crazy low interest rates and high Tech stock values. Good locations in Tahoe have been a perfect place to store cash and invest for decades plus easy to rent. And, it's beautiful.

 

[imatlas]

Semi kicking myself for not pulling the trigger last summer.

On the other hand I still don’t want to be paying property taxes and HOA fees on two different places (a lot of the places I’m interested in around Tahoe are in large HOAs).

 

[imatlas]

What do folks think of Reno or Carson City? For some reason my wife is more intrigued by the thought of moving there than of moving to WA.

 

[Gus]

What do folks think of Reno or Carson City? For some reason my wife is more intrigued by the thought of moving there than of moving to WA.

Where in WA?

 

[sood]

What do folks think of Reno or Carson City? For some reason my wife is more intrigued by the thought of moving there than of moving to WA.

I have a friend who spent ~5 years in Reno and enjoyed his time there and only had good things to say about the place.

 

[sugarbutch]

In case any San Franciscans are looking to move to the 'burbs...

Ex-WeWork CEO Adam Neumann Selling Marin Estate for $27.5M

Adam Neumann, co-founder of WeWork, has listed his lavish estate in Corte Madera, CA, for...

www.sfgate.com

 

[Omega Male]

Counterpoint, our friends have spent a few years renovating this house if you want to stay in the city!

2853 Broderick Street, San Francisco - Presented by Janet Feinberg Schindler

2853 Broderick Street, San Francisco, CA, 94123, Exceptional Cow Hollow Home, Presented by Janet Feinberg Schindler Sotheby's International Realty www.ohp-tempsite-01.com

www.2853broderick.com

 

[sugarbutch]

That does not suck. The window in the elevator is a nice touch.

Is it within the liquefaction zone?

 

[Omega Male]

If so, it's definitely not going in the listing other than the very fine print.

 

[emptym]

What do folks think of Reno or Carson City? For some reason my wife is more intrigued by the thought of moving there than of moving to WA.

I really like Carson City, particularly the downtown area with its older houses. Some nice Victorians. I haven't spent much time in Reno. I really like Ely and Elko, but they may be too far from the Bay Area.

That does not suck. The window in the elevator is a nice touch.

Is it within the liquefaction zone?

I wouldn't have realized that was an elevator if you hadn't mentioned it. Looked like a stairway landing.

Btw, B, I meant to ask in the other thread, but it's probably more appropriate here: Was it a pain getting a permit for the deck or are you going w/o? Ours is about 9' raised too.

 

[sugarbutch]

Btw, B, I meant to ask in the other thread, but it's probably more appropriate here: Was it a pain getting a permit for the deck or are you going w/o? Ours is about 9' raised too.

I don't know why I posted it in that thread. I guess I thought I was posting that here. Our permit was pretty easy, presumably because we did not require any variance. San Francisco does require engineering drawings.

 

[imatlas]

Like B said: if you’re not doing something like changing the footprint of the structure or trying to put a window in a property line wall permits are issued on a walk-up basis, assuming that you have engineering drawings etc.

You should plan on spending at least $2,000 between the drawings and the permit fees. That sound about right, @sugarbutch?

 

[sugarbutch]

Like B said: if you’re not doing something like changing the footprint of the structure or trying to put a window in a property line wall permits are issued on a walk-up basis, assuming that you have engineering drawings etc.

You should plan on spending at least $2,000 between the drawings and the permit fees. That sound about right, @sugarbutch?

That is almost exactly what I paid, most of it on the engineering.