Houses in Florida with separate guest-house/mother in law suit?

Question

I'm looking to buy a house which I can rent out the main house and live in the guest house myself. I see these types on houses in California but I have not found any in Florida. Do they exist in Florida? if so in which parts?

Nick C. · Answer

We've got plenty of them in Tampa, especially West Tampa.

Account Closed · Answer

not sure where you are looking but there are a bunch of them .. Tampa , Orlando. Ocala ..and the cities in between .. Jacksonville, Gainesville,Pensacola... Ft Lauderdale.. they are real popular in Daytona , Saint Augustine.. area .. what price range are you in ........... ( dont need to know how much money you have just the range  ) and location .? Where do you want to live ? .. knowing. These two things would help anyone give you some areas where to look .. but , really they are out there .. I am living in one now ..matter of fact i rent out the other side of my house and a 5th wheel in the back ..but , i live on 1.75 acres .. just 1/2 mile outside the city limits and 1 mile to I-75 .. i wish you the best ..

God Speed,

Michael Short

John Thedford · Answer

@David Jesse

There are quite a few of these types of properties in the Golden Gate Estates area of Naples. They are fairly popular. The hard part will be finding a real deal.

Peter Davis · Answer

There are also a number of duplexes available in Cape Coral and Fort Myers at a range of price points depending on location, age, amenities, etc.

Vonn Peterson · Answer

@David Jesse We have one for sale right now in the river/Mcgregor corridor. In Fort Myers. I would suggest looking in the historic sections of town.

John Kent · Answer

@David Jesse Florida is a big place. Perhaps you have a specific metro area or city in mind? Here in Orlando we do have a few homes with a mother in law suite. We also have some properties with more than one house on the lot. Usually, these are older homes and in limited supply.

Tyler Sterns · Answer

They do exist, I lived in one in college. They can't be that common though, most of the Florida housing inventory is relatively new.

Gabriel Welch · Answer

Account Closed enjoyed the story haha. I'm trying to capitalize as well on my first time home buyer loan. I have my two roommates and a 3rd guy I know trying to move in with me but at the same time I want my own space and bathroom lol. Kind of hard to do so I'd have to efficiently use my resources haha. Thought about getting a 5th wheel for myself and renting them my house I get. All depends on what I can find here in Jacksonville. Exploring my options

Account Closed · Answer

@Gabriel Welch don't you know , everyone wants to be like mike ...lol.... in all seriousness i know that the county can shut me down on the 5th wheel and i do believe in doing things the right way .. my contingency plan if they tell me i can't have someone living there is to just move it to a local park until the guy thats staying there finds another place , then just move it back ..Seeing how i only paid $2000 for the 5th wheel and put another $1200 into it and hooking up the septic and water ...the electric was already in .. anyway it's already paid for its self (and was cash+ ) the first year.. so even paying to put it in a park it would still be cash+ around $100-$150 a month .. matter of fact .. hum... that gives me a idea .. its a bit late this year but, i could buy a couple more for next yr and put them in the park.. then charge a lot more for seasonal rents plus get the full seasons rent up front .. I could see $800-1200  a month depending on the rv and the park amenities, minus the parks rent of course .. they normally run around $350-400 in season...only real problem would be finding space ..parks tend to fill up in season .. anyway ..now i am just typing as i am thinking .. just wanted to say that i understand I am not zoned for the 5th wheel and even though plenty of people do it around here ..it doesn't make it legit .. So, don't be like Mike ..strive to be better ... by the way, also .. i didn't set out to rent the Rv when i bought it .. I got it because it was a 1994 40ft with a super slide and it was cheap. It was in decent shape, except it had a leak in the slide out seal and about a 2ft square of floor was soft enough that i replaced it along with replacing the carpet with vinyl ( after owning a carpet cleaning business I saw how disgusting and dirty carpets are ) so, i bought it to flip but, then i met someone that needed a place to live so, i let him stay there for a few months and after he moved someone ( the guy that rents it now ) offered to pay me $500 a month if he could rent it ..and ge would mow and help take care of my yard ...I hate taking care if my yard ... you can guess what  happened next .. lol.. Ok..im done rambling... hope everyone has a great day ...God Speed to you all...

Michael Short