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Our founder, Serina, has been getting one question constantly since launching condo conversion services: what if my "2-unit" building actually has a third, unpermitted unit? She wrote up the full answer, including the wrinkles most owners miss, in our latest post.

Meet Borin Reyes and the team at Boyes Electric - our newest addition to the Property Atlas Vendor Program.

If you manage property up there, vegetation inspection season started in June, and "I'll get to it" is an expensive plan. The brush that greened up over the winter is drying into fuel right now - exactly what they're looking for. Fail the first inspection and the clock (and the fees!) start running. We broke down what Oakland actually requires, what it costs to ignore, and the smartest time to do the work.

We're spotlighting B Side Construction - an Oakland-based GC that's been quietly tackling everything from emergency turns to multimillion-dollar conversions for over 20 years. Multilingual crews, in-house licenses across nearly every trade, and dedicated teams just for unit conversions? Yes, please.⁠

A Walnut Creek property hits 100°F in July. A Sunset District property maybe cracks 70°F all summer. Our latest post breaks down what summer HVAC prep actually looks like for both, including heat pumps, tenant window units, the federal refrigerant phase-out, and the heat-wave protocol every SF manager should have in their back pocket.⁠

The state legislature has been BUSY this year. To help you stay on top of all the new bills, we’ve grouped them together into categories to help simplify your reviews. Next up in our series of legislative updates, here are all the bills proposed that impact permit streamlining and density!

A clogged gutter isn't a gutter problem. It's a roof problem, a siding problem, a foundation problem, and eventually an "interior water damage" problem. Spring is one of the best times all year to get ahead of it. Our latest post: when to book, what a real cleaning visit should include, and which Bay Area vendor we'd put on the job.

AB-1850 would expand the definition of a real estate broker to include people who purchase real property with the intent to sell to another person for profit or compensation.