[4plexowner]

for me the type of commute makes a huge difference – a 30 minute commute at freeway speeds might be OK (20 minutes was my limit) but 30 minutes of heavy traffic / stop-and-go / assholes playing the ‘no you aren’t getting in front of me’ game / etc would not be OK

that factor would keep me out of La Mesa / San Carlos / etc if I had to commute I-8 east between 4 and 6 PM everyday

I’ve never seen I-15 north NOT be like that north of Mira Mesa Blvd regardless of the time of day so any housing north of there is of zero interest to me – likewise for I-5 north of the merge

life is too short to sit in traffic

[4plexowner]

for me the type of commute makes a huge difference – a 30 minute commute at freeway speeds might be OK (20 minutes was my limit) but 30 minutes of heavy traffic / stop-and-go / assholes playing the ‘no you aren’t getting in front of me’ game / etc would not be OK

that factor would keep me out of La Mesa / San Carlos / etc if I had to commute I-8 east between 4 and 6 PM everyday

I’ve never seen I-15 north NOT be like that north of Mira Mesa Blvd regardless of the time of day so any housing north of there is of zero interest to me – likewise for I-5 north of the merge

life is too short to sit in traffic

[4plexowner]

for me the type of commute makes a huge difference – a 30 minute commute at freeway speeds might be OK (20 minutes was my limit) but 30 minutes of heavy traffic / stop-and-go / assholes playing the ‘no you aren’t getting in front of me’ game / etc would not be OK

that factor would keep me out of La Mesa / San Carlos / etc if I had to commute I-8 east between 4 and 6 PM everyday

I’ve never seen I-15 north NOT be like that north of Mira Mesa Blvd regardless of the time of day so any housing north of there is of zero interest to me – likewise for I-5 north of the merge

life is too short to sit in traffic

[4plexowner]

for me the type of commute makes a huge difference – a 30 minute commute at freeway speeds might be OK (20 minutes was my limit) but 30 minutes of heavy traffic / stop-and-go / assholes playing the ‘no you aren’t getting in front of me’ game / etc would not be OK

that factor would keep me out of La Mesa / San Carlos / etc if I had to commute I-8 east between 4 and 6 PM everyday

I’ve never seen I-15 north NOT be like that north of Mira Mesa Blvd regardless of the time of day so any housing north of there is of zero interest to me – likewise for I-5 north of the merge

life is too short to sit in traffic

[4plexowner]

for me the type of commute makes a huge difference – a 30 minute commute at freeway speeds might be OK (20 minutes was my limit) but 30 minutes of heavy traffic / stop-and-go / assholes playing the ‘no you aren’t getting in front of me’ game / etc would not be OK

that factor would keep me out of La Mesa / San Carlos / etc if I had to commute I-8 east between 4 and 6 PM everyday

I’ve never seen I-15 north NOT be like that north of Mira Mesa Blvd regardless of the time of day so any housing north of there is of zero interest to me – likewise for I-5 north of the merge

life is too short to sit in traffic

[4plexowner]

getting into the beach areas and parking on the weekends isn’t too bad BEFORE 10 AM – after 10 you have to really want to go to the beach to put up with the traffic and parking issues

what do you mean, “what’s the point?” – watching the dogs at Dog Beach, walking the OB Pier and Newport Ave, walking/skating the boardwalk along Mission Beach – I saw dolphins surfing the waves in MB last year – quite a sight – no question but what they were just doing it for fun – they’d ride a wave in and then swim back out to the line up – I watched them surf for 15 minutes before continuing my walk

[4plexowner]

getting into the beach areas and parking on the weekends isn’t too bad BEFORE 10 AM – after 10 you have to really want to go to the beach to put up with the traffic and parking issues

what do you mean, “what’s the point?” – watching the dogs at Dog Beach, walking the OB Pier and Newport Ave, walking/skating the boardwalk along Mission Beach – I saw dolphins surfing the waves in MB last year – quite a sight – no question but what they were just doing it for fun – they’d ride a wave in and then swim back out to the line up – I watched them surf for 15 minutes before continuing my walk

[4plexowner]

getting into the beach areas and parking on the weekends isn’t too bad BEFORE 10 AM – after 10 you have to really want to go to the beach to put up with the traffic and parking issues

what do you mean, “what’s the point?” – watching the dogs at Dog Beach, walking the OB Pier and Newport Ave, walking/skating the boardwalk along Mission Beach – I saw dolphins surfing the waves in MB last year – quite a sight – no question but what they were just doing it for fun – they’d ride a wave in and then swim back out to the line up – I watched them surf for 15 minutes before continuing my walk

[4plexowner]

getting into the beach areas and parking on the weekends isn’t too bad BEFORE 10 AM – after 10 you have to really want to go to the beach to put up with the traffic and parking issues

what do you mean, “what’s the point?” – watching the dogs at Dog Beach, walking the OB Pier and Newport Ave, walking/skating the boardwalk along Mission Beach – I saw dolphins surfing the waves in MB last year – quite a sight – no question but what they were just doing it for fun – they’d ride a wave in and then swim back out to the line up – I watched them surf for 15 minutes before continuing my walk

[4plexowner]

getting into the beach areas and parking on the weekends isn’t too bad BEFORE 10 AM – after 10 you have to really want to go to the beach to put up with the traffic and parking issues

what do you mean, “what’s the point?” – watching the dogs at Dog Beach, walking the OB Pier and Newport Ave, walking/skating the boardwalk along Mission Beach – I saw dolphins surfing the waves in MB last year – quite a sight – no question but what they were just doing it for fun – they’d ride a wave in and then swim back out to the line up – I watched them surf for 15 minutes before continuing my walk

[4plexowner]

“If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason”

I’m not being confrontational here but this is another area where a landlord can get in trouble

CA law says that a landlord is supposed to rent to the first qualified tenant who applies – rejecting a tenant because they don’t ‘check out’ could put the landlord on shaky ground if the rejected applicant decides to push the issue – the rejected applicant might even claim discrimination if they are just looking for a lawsuit (not that we live in a litigious society or anything!)

to protect yourself from this you need to have a written list of what constitutes a qualified tenant – I never provided this list to an applicant but I had it available if the issue ever came up

another way to protect yourself is to NEVER tell an applicant that they are the first person to apply

[4plexowner]

“If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason”

I’m not being confrontational here but this is another area where a landlord can get in trouble

CA law says that a landlord is supposed to rent to the first qualified tenant who applies – rejecting a tenant because they don’t ‘check out’ could put the landlord on shaky ground if the rejected applicant decides to push the issue – the rejected applicant might even claim discrimination if they are just looking for a lawsuit (not that we live in a litigious society or anything!)

to protect yourself from this you need to have a written list of what constitutes a qualified tenant – I never provided this list to an applicant but I had it available if the issue ever came up

another way to protect yourself is to NEVER tell an applicant that they are the first person to apply

[4plexowner]

“If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason”

I’m not being confrontational here but this is another area where a landlord can get in trouble

CA law says that a landlord is supposed to rent to the first qualified tenant who applies – rejecting a tenant because they don’t ‘check out’ could put the landlord on shaky ground if the rejected applicant decides to push the issue – the rejected applicant might even claim discrimination if they are just looking for a lawsuit (not that we live in a litigious society or anything!)

to protect yourself from this you need to have a written list of what constitutes a qualified tenant – I never provided this list to an applicant but I had it available if the issue ever came up

another way to protect yourself is to NEVER tell an applicant that they are the first person to apply

[4plexowner]

“If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason”

I’m not being confrontational here but this is another area where a landlord can get in trouble

CA law says that a landlord is supposed to rent to the first qualified tenant who applies – rejecting a tenant because they don’t ‘check out’ could put the landlord on shaky ground if the rejected applicant decides to push the issue – the rejected applicant might even claim discrimination if they are just looking for a lawsuit (not that we live in a litigious society or anything!)

to protect yourself from this you need to have a written list of what constitutes a qualified tenant – I never provided this list to an applicant but I had it available if the issue ever came up

another way to protect yourself is to NEVER tell an applicant that they are the first person to apply

[4plexowner]

“If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason”

I’m not being confrontational here but this is another area where a landlord can get in trouble

CA law says that a landlord is supposed to rent to the first qualified tenant who applies – rejecting a tenant because they don’t ‘check out’ could put the landlord on shaky ground if the rejected applicant decides to push the issue – the rejected applicant might even claim discrimination if they are just looking for a lawsuit (not that we live in a litigious society or anything!)

to protect yourself from this you need to have a written list of what constitutes a qualified tenant – I never provided this list to an applicant but I had it available if the issue ever came up

another way to protect yourself is to NEVER tell an applicant that they are the first person to apply

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