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Airbnb forcing you out?
Au contraire, Don & dwbat. As a designer and builder of Backyard Homes aka granny flats aka ADU's, I can tell you first hand that two of the primary motivations for my clientele are most importantly, aging in place, second, an affordable place for health and/or home care personnel. Many if not most of my clientele are very private folks and just want the extra room for family or health reasons. That stated, there is a growing market and interest, now that the laws have changed, for both short and long term rental opportunities where conducive. However, if you read the new law 2017, SB 1069 and 2018 SB 831 you will clearly see that one of the driving forces behind them is for property/homeowners to subsidize their income and realize additional revenue on the very land beneath their feet. Last I checked profit is not a dirty word in our still free enterprise system. Just sayin..........................— March 13, 2018 1:41 p.m.
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Got any pix of those "tall suckers" Julie? I'd be curious to see them.— March 13, 2018 1:23 p.m.
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Duh! Visduh. Not sure what city you call home but it must be the ultimate utopian sanctuary given your terse condemnation of Oceanside. Obviously you haven't ventured away from home much. Sure I remember all too well the ole Hill Street XXX movie theaters, hookers, strip joints, drugs and thugs back in the day. But those days are long gone. In case you haven't noticed there's been some not so subtle improvements during the past couple of decades. Been down to the Pier Street District lately? Do so enlighten me as to what nearby city you think is so much more superior than OS? I've been here for decades and have invested in several coastal communities yet I know not one that is squeaky clean. Lastly, you may want to refrain from such harsh remarks. There's a lot of very upstanding business, property and homeowners who have made OS their home and would not take lightly to your very immature and inane comments. I guess there's got to be a troll in every post in order to keep it interesting. However, I think this conversation is over for me. But do have a wonderful life in your utopian world.— March 11, 2018 9:02 p.m.
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From the studying and research I've been up to my elbows in there are a certain percentage of chronically homeless who just plain love the whole homeless culture. We as citizens of our community have a responsibility to our families and our neighborhoods to keep them as safe and healthy as possible. That's why I'm getting involved with this mission. For the acutely homeless there are temporary shelters, organizations, halfway homes, etc, that will work with these folks (surprisingly many of them families) to get into some type of more permanent housing as meager as it might be at first. This will at least give them an opportunity for a fresh start and allow them to start rebuilding their lives That's the reason we are organizing drop off locations for house hold goods and the most basic of necessities. I'd be happy to share some more with you on this subject anytime. It's a crisis that impacts each and every one of us and will only get worse unless folks rise to the occasion with some form of help.— March 10, 2018 11:29 a.m.
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I'll tout Oceanside anytime I can Don. Why not? I'm heavily vested in the City and I wish it ultimate success and prosperity.— March 9, 2018 10:58 p.m.
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Darn spell check anyway dwbad— March 9, 2018 10:54 p.m.
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Not a come back Don because Oceanside never was what it is today and what it will be moving forward. A total rebranding is more like it. It's the opitomy of gentrification on steroids. Truly the best place for real estate investing in all of San Diego County coming from a real estate broker, general and manufactured home contractor, manufactured home dealer, developer, property manager and investor. We only invest in Oceanside now both residential and/or commercial. Already folks coming southbound are stoping and staying in Oceanside for all the right reasons. be it the great eateries, the multitude of hotels, timeshares, AB&B's and VRBO's. Plus it's some of the best surf anywhere.— March 9, 2018 5:07 p.m.
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Shirleyberan, I have made it my mission this year to begin working on and volunteering extensively with various homeless groups and organizations concerning homelessness issues currently plaguing San Diego County. There are three types of homelessness. The first two are the chronically homeless i.e. drug addicts and mentally disturbed or both. The third, are those who just plain love living on the streets and there's nothing that will change their desire to do so. The first two need to be institutionalized. Unfortunately Cali did away with mental institutions and there's a dire shortage of free clinics and facilities that deal with drug addiction. The others are the acutely homeless. Not so much because they want to live on the streets, however, due to some unforeseen circumstance they ended up there. These are folks who through some misfortune i.e. loss of employment, or a business, loss of their home, divorce, death of a family member, just moved to the area and can't find work etc.. They don't want to be on the street and hopefully won't be for long. Both elements of homelessness needs to be addressed. The first one requires an ongoing source of sanitary items i.e. toilet paper, paper towels, soap, toothbrush, tooth paste, small and large plastic waste bags, blankets, new pillows, sleeping bags just to keep personal hygiene at a par. This is the most dire and pressing concern for every member of every neighborhood and one of the main reasons for the outbreak of Hepatitis and other contagious illnesses. the other element folks will need all the above post basic cookware and cutlery, plates, eating and food preparation utensils, bedding, new pillows only, bed frames, mirrors, dresser drawers, kitchen tables and chairs and misc items in order to start a home with. Be happy to elaborate more on this subject anytime.— March 9, 2018 4:38 p.m.
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Lot's of good info on this subject. As an AB&B owner and several long term coastal rental properties I clearly relate to it both ways, First you have to have a STVR friendly jurisdiction like Oceanside who welcomes them with open and enthusiastic arms. They relish the TOT. Oceanside is a tourist driven city and is quickly transitioning into the Gateway of San Diego. Already many southbound visitors stop there instead of making that log jam trek down south on a Saturday and then back up on a Sunday. Oceanside has just as many attractions as any other part of SD, great public transportation, lots of fantastic eateries and bars, some of the best surf on the Cali coast, etc. I live in Leucadia where we have long term rentals and have to say that its great to have good tenants that treat your investments as though they were there own because we treat them right and charge rents they can afford. We haven't lost a tenant in years and it's because we don't and won't rent gouge. That stated, when it comes to our AB&B it's a whole new ball game. We run that as a business and we charge what the competitive environment will bear. When it comes to vacation homes tenants rarely if ever question rental rates. They just want the home for their vacation. Likewise, when we travel we either use a Marriott property if available or AB&B's which aren't cheap. But when your in travel mode you gear up mentally for it and expect to pay a premium for lodging. Just my 3 cents worth. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2018/m…— March 8, 2018 9:09 a.m.