Orlando multi-family property

[Chan M Stagg]

I have a question for Orlando-based investors: how difficult is it to get zoning on a single family residence change to multi-family? I have invested mostly in Melbourne, and it doesn't seem to be much of a thing there if you use a mother in law suite as a rental, though truthfully I have never done it. But I am looking at a property in Orlando that I would like to convert back into a duplex that also has a mother in law suite and the realtor is telling me theres lots of paperwork in order to apply for this and it can take months...and even that there is the possibility it can be turned down. Does anyone have any experience with this in Orlando?

[Javier Marchena]

@Chan M Stagg

What City/County is this property located?

What is the current zoning on this house? What is the future land use?

What are your neighbors zoning/uses?

If you said this was a duplex before converted to a SFR, do they still have two addresses? Do you have two electric/water meters?

What I am saying is that every city county will be different. The current/future zoning and the use of your property as well as what is happening in your neighborhood will determined if this will be approved or no.

What I would do, is to print the survey, go to the city/county and talk to the zoning department. Explain that this was a duplex before and you just want to go back to that. See what it would be allowed and what are the steps you need to take.