Escrow Out Loud: San Francisco Real Estate

This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we pick up where we left of last week for part 3 of our 3-part interview with Kevin and Pete, (catch up on part two at https://jacksonfuller.com/2018/05/12/42-planning-malarky-pete-and-kevin-part-2/).[00:50] How long did the whole process take from the start to getting the site permit? The permitting process itself took two and a half years, which was quite a bit longer than expected. There was an unanticipated issue with variance. Because the house is sitting far back on the property they had to go through the variance process in addition to the regular permitting process.[04:54] In the competitive San Francisco house market part of buying a property involves doing, what Pete calls, a sort of a courtship dance. Good relationships can help with a positive outcome, but still, at the end of the day it’s the numbers that do most of the talking.[06:43] From a seller’s perspective staging of homes creates an impact and shows the property in