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A TIC Joins My Real Estate Microcosm

My little rundown block in San Francisco is becoming quite the real estate market microcosm. So a new unit just came onto the market. That’s it to the right there–the lower left window in the blue building beside the rather putrid green apartment complex that I will neither confirm nor deny is the site of (more&hellip)

Detached Offices, Sheds, and Playhouses in the Backyard

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I love homes with built-in flexibility. Features like in-law suites and guesthouses get me every time. But what about less built-out flex spaces? Over the past weekend, I was house-sitting in a suburb of San Francisco and on Sunday visited several open houses, all of which coincidentally (more&hellip)

Using Space Wisely: Turn Your Closet into an Office

Could you work in a closet? Apparently many people do, including the guy in the photo above (from Unclutterer), who not only uses his closet as a workspace–he stores clothes in there, too! The lady below has it all under control. She’s totally chillaxing in her office-closet. If you think about it, having a closet (more&hellip)