They have taken strides to pave the way for ADUs - here’s the implications for real estate investors.It's crucial to understand Raleigh’s zoning rules for ADUs BEFORE deciding to implement this strategy on your current or future long term rental, Airbnb, student housing, MTR, house hack, flip, etc.

Really only makes sense as @Chris Seveney mentioned if you have a solid, long term relationship with the seller and you are doing a very high volume rehabs

Once I get a few stable long term rentals maybe consider looking into such properties and cover aspects I am able to confirm. 

For context, before I learned about his 6 unit I was planning to purchase a 2-3 unit long term rental in Q1 2025 as my first of many deals with a 5 year goal of financial freedom so I can coach my daughter's high school cross country and track teams.

I would assume a greater emphasis on quality of materials and workmanship (and consequently higher rehab cost) for a rental where the investor will have to deal with the longer term implications of any corners that were cut.

So is it a matter or reaching out to lenders saying I'm willing and able to act as a broker and ask for their terms/rules?

I am new to the game and using the FHA loan has just seemed to be the most common way to house hack (at least in terms of what the resources I have read have said). 

Even in the US when you have a mortgage, you should have a profitable investment if it satisfies the 1% rule.The 1% rule is generally applied to long-term rentals.

I use Beyond pricing in my vacation rental markets and Pricelabs in my city/mid-term rental markets.

If you don't want that, I would sell it or put it into storage (which may not be financially feasible), but long-term renters are hard on furniture that is not theirs.