Monterey County Permitting, Part 4: Navigating a Teardown and Rebuild on the Monterey Peninsula

For many buyers on the Monterey Peninsula, a teardown and rebuild feels like the cleanest path forward. The thinking is understandable. You buy the lot for its location, views, and light. You remove what no longer serves the site. You build something intentional, efficient, and suited to how people

Monterey County Permitting, Part 3: Adding Onto Your Home on the Monterey Peninsula

Homeowners think about new additions as a chance to give their lives more "breathing room." A primary suite, a studio for the work they no longer want crammed into a corner, a second story to give them the ocean views they’ve dreamed of for years. The vision itself is simple. The process is not. And

Monterey County Permitting, Part 2: The Rehab Edition

What Buyers Need to Know Before Taking On an Older Monterey Peninsula Home Part 2 of the Monterey County Permitting Series Some buyers walk into old homes and feel both nostalgia and possibility. Not the “this could use new countertops” kind of possibility. Something closer to a full revival. Many h