Moral of the story is..... find good tenants!

I may be new to the game but I'm definitely not a spring chick; my morals are already set and some guru's advice does not change that just because they know more about operating in this space.

:DWe'll see how this turns out, but the moral of the story is to always bring up what you do.

@Joey English - Great story with a great moral.

@Carolyn Morales, sounds like triplex is the right choice from a zoning standpoint. 

The only predicament this puts me in is the fact that my wife and I are currently building a new home for ourselves that should be finished in early July and without a W-2, I don't think we would be able to close on it with a conventional loan.

@Mario Morales  The only reason to do that is if it is easier on you.

@Adam Martin I am in that predicament right now...

Madison was the other big impetus -- he believed that government would corrupt religion.But, this nation wasn't created under a single religion, and while the religious right would be quick to say that our laws were based on moral values defined in the Bible, I'm pretty sure that every other religious group would agree that their religious morals are captured pretty neatly in our legal system as well (I don't know of too many religions that would advocate killing or stealing).I think it's safe to say that most historians would agree that our founding fathers had no intent to define this country as a "Christian nation."

Opinions vary on the morality of that choice.