There are no moats. You can be ahead—for now. Keep going or get caught.

We analyzed thousands of public permit records. In LA City it takes 729 days on average from permit submittal to certificate of occupancy on a new detached ADU. That's 2 years, for just an ADU.

San Francisco takes over 400 days to permit the simplest form of housing. Fresno does it in under 70. We analyzed thousands of public permit records across California's 20 biggest counties. Here's how long it takes to permit an ADU – county by county.

My mentor was trying to convince me to leave my job as an investment sales broker to start a management and leasing company. “It’s not a good time” I told him. I had just had a baby and my Mom had just gotten out of the ICU and was preparing to move in with us to recover.

Price control nobody talks about: single family zoning. Land is $6M when code allows one mansion. Allow 50 condos and the same dirt clears $15M. Zoning isn't neighborhood character, it's price control for luxury homes. Up-zoning unlocks billions in land value, lifts property

Another garage soon will be converted to an ADU with a full kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom. It will have it’s own electric meter, address, and mailbox. Last time it took us around 8 weeks to get the permits done. Let’s see if we can beat it this time! West Hills area (LA)

Small businesses and homeowners in San Francisco: permitting is about to get easier. Today, we announced reforms and legislation that will make permitting faster, simpler, and more transparent. These ordinances will cut red tape, save time and money, and finally make our

LA builder John Gregorchuk spent over a decade working through approvals to build housing on land he already owned. To move forward, he had to chart a system no city department could fully explain—showing just how hard it is to get homes built in Los Angeles.

It’s time to do what is right for our country and state. Undocumented people who are here for a number of years, have been contributing to our communities and economy, and have no criminal record deserve a pathway to citizenship. I encourage our leaders to have a meaningful

I did a consulting call today with a 33 year old guy who makes $150k a year at a fully remote job. 30-40 hrs a week. 2 kids + wife. This is a really tough spot to be in. Makes $2k a month more than he spends every month. Zero chance at long term wealth but too easy and

New team record: Permit issued just 12 days after submitting ADU plans in Los Angeles! Yes, there was no LADWP clearance, otherwise add another 4 months 😆

Holy moly I misunderstood! It’s even better! x.com/dakaradana/sta…

If you want to start a software startup, you should still learn to program. Even if AI writes most of your code, you'll still be in the position of an engineering manager, and to be a good engineering manager you have to be a programmer yourself.

Excited to share a peek at the nearly completed adaptive reuse of the historic Glendale Maryland Hotel, featuring 51 newly renovated units. Lot of love went into this project. Ground floor restaurant and retail coming soon! Really enjoyed getting this project fully permitted.

I want to share something deeply personal, I hope you will find the time to read this: I have some friends I attended church with in the past. They left church and started leaning left/liberal on key social justice issues where Christians have a firm stance. They became very

Building an ADU in Santa Monica. Scheduled the first inspection. The city called me at 7:40 am to say that my inspection time is between 8 AM and 12 PM. Has anyone found a better way to do this? Called and emailed the assigned inspector hoping he will give me an approx arrival

9 months and counting. Owner is still waiting on LADWP so he can get his C of O. Absolutely ridiculous. We are ready to lease this up!

Not sure normies understand how disastrous this is for the developer, so let me explain: At this stage in the process, all of the capital budgeted to build this apartment building has been drawn down and spent. This means that, in addition to having pay carrying costs (property

We have done ADUs in 5 states, dozens of cities, and the only city where we turn down new projects is Oakland. It’s awful.