Need help with dog friendly new digs

Owensdad

Owensdad

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BARF,

The house I've lived in with my dog for his entire life is probably going on the market soon. The daughter of my landlord is getting divorced and her parents plan to sell this place to help her start anew.

So, we're looking for a new domicile.

Owen is a 13.5 yo Dane mix, about 50 lbs, cancer survivor (we finished chemo about 2 mos ago) and amputee. Statistically, he has about 6-12 months left. He loves short walks and lying in the sun. He doesn't do great with dominate dogs, but does fine with most other dogs of all sizes/temperaments (except boxers for some reason).

The most important thing to me is that the sunset of his life is peaceful and joyful.

Owensdad is a nerdy CPA, late thirties, single no kids, works long hours (many from home), financially sound, and generally a standup guy (no drugs/drama).

Peninsula/South bay would be ideal. My office is in SJ but I spend quite a bit of time at clients in Palo Alto/mountain view.

Ideas? Anything from a van by the river, shared housing, to market rate studio-2br is in play.

Thanks for your thoughts.
 
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The Reaper / mr.droopyx4

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Owensdad said:
BARF,

The house I've lived in with my dog for his entire life is probably going on the market soon. The daughter of my landlord is getting divorced and her parents plan to sell this place to help her start anew.

So, we're looking for a new domicile.

Owen is a 13.5 yo Dane mix, about 50 lbs, cancer survivor (we finished chemo about 2 mos ago) and amputee. Statistically, he has about 6-12 months left. He loves short walks and lying in the sun. He doesn't do great with dominate dogs, but does fine with most other dogs of all sizes/temperaments (except boxers for some reason).

The most important thing to me is that the sunset of his life is peaceful and joyful.

Owensdad is a nerdy CPA, late thirties, works long hours (many from home), financially sound, and generally a standup guy (no drugs/drama).

Peninsula/South bay would be ideal. My office is in SJ but I spend quite a bit of time at clients in Palo Alto/mountain view.

Ideas? Anything from a van by the river, shared housing, market rate studio+ is in play.

Thanks for your thoughts.
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Sorry for the situation bro, have you tried craigslist? Alot of legit places on there for all price ranges.

Good luck.
 
Owensdad

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The Reaper said:
Sorry for the situation bro, have you tried craigslist? Alot of legit places on there for all price ranges.

Good luck.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I've been tracking the CL listings for a little while and that may be where we land.

Just thought teh barf might come up with something I haven't considered or that isn't widely public.

Anybody have referrals/positive experiences with rental brokers?
 
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The Reaper / mr.droopyx4

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Owensdad said:
Thanks for the suggestion. I've been tracking the CL listings for a little while and that may be where we land.

Just thought teh barf might come up with something I haven't considered.
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Youre an OG on here, so i assume you know theres a housing sub forum yea? I dont know if youve already checked/posted there yet, if so, my bad.
 
Owensdad

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:laughing

Fair enough. Probably in the wrong forum per TOS. Looking for high viewing traffic. So let's say this is a hypothetical thought experiment.
 
byke

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If I were a single guy with a pooch, no question I'd look for a little piece of land and put a 5th wheel on it. You have good access to some rural areas being in the south bay.
 
Owensdad

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byke said:
If I were a single guy with a pooch, no question I'd look for a little piece of land and put a 5th wheel on it. You have good access to some rural areas being in the south bay.
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I like this idea in concept but have zero experience with RVs. Generally where would you look? You can't just plop one down anywhere, right? Electricity and internet are musts. Does that mean a camp ground/RV park? Are 5th wheels secure?

As you can see I'm pretty clueless but would like to explore this option much more.
 
auntiebling

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Yannabananna (i probably misspelled that) here on the barfs is a real estate agent specializing in rentals in the south bay.she also gives good hugs
 
byke

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Definitely some logistics to sort out going that route, but it would sure be a nice lifestyle. Ideally, you'd buy a piece of land within an acceptable commute distance. Or course that costs money, which can lead to spending way more money if it's raw land. If you found a nice RV park, that would have to be the easiest.

You can also look in an area you like and ask some local ranch owners if they'd rent a little corner of their property to you. I know that doesn't sound appealing, so maybe make a little flyer and put it up somewhere in an area you like.

When you think about some of the people you see in trailers at campgrounds, I'm certain you could sort out RV life in no time. I think they're as secure as anything else. As with any house, if you want in, there's always a door to kick in, or a window to break.

Definitely not as easy as signing up at an apartment complex, but potentially way more fun than living at an apartment complex.
 
aminalmutha

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Doing the RV thing may not be quick. Unless you want to move every two weeks or so, you pretty much have to do one of the following:

Know someone who will let you keep it there for a while.
Own a piece of rural property.
Live in a trailer park.

If you don't have either of the first two, you're pretty much stuck with the third. There are "nice" "Mobile Estate Parks", but most of them have age restrictions, ie, are for olde fartes. Good luck finding a decent one with no age restrictions.

Plus, RV's come with their own sets of PITA's.

I'd just try to find a dog-friendly apartment or something.
 
spdt509

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not sure they have it down there, but here in sf the animal shelter(s) have listings specifically for those with pets...GL
 
MrIncredible

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byke said:
Definitely some logistics to sort out going that route, but it would sure be a nice lifestyle. Ideally, you'd buy a piece of land within an acceptable commute distance. Or course that costs money, which can lead to spending way more money if it's raw land. If you found a nice RV park, that would have to be the easiest.

You can also look in an area you like and ask some local ranch owners if they'd rent a little corner of their property to you. I know that doesn't sound appealing, so maybe make a little flyer and put it up somewhere in an area you like.

When you think about some of the people you see in trailers at campgrounds, I'm certain you could sort out RV life in no time. I think they're as secure as anything else. As with any house, if you want in, there's always a door to kick in, or a window to break.

Definitely not as easy as signing up at an apartment complex, but potentially way more fun than living at an apartment complex.
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I used to own acreage up in the Santa Cruz mountains and more than enough sketchball lowlifes wanted to rent a spot for an RV/camper/tent-the market is saturated with them-I wouldn't count on being able to find space for it from anyone remotely respectable.

Foster City while not cheap, was very very dog friendly. It's why the wife and I lived there.
 
YanaBanana

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auntiebling said:
Yannabananna (i probably misspelled that) here on the barfs is a real estate agent specializing in rentals in the south bay.she also gives good hugs
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:laughing thanks!

PM sent to OP (before reading this thread).

You'll (have to) get a 60-day written notice, so there's time to find the right place...

Call me with any questions! :)

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(408)981-4248
www.YanaBanana.com
 
ThumperX

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I was just getting ready to link you to Yannabannan :thumbup

My mother has a cottage in Berkeley that might be perfect although, geographically undesirable. It's the dog that she would interview for the place :laughing
 
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