So I live in the co springs close to garden of the gods area. so is it better to rent out whole house for aibnb or rent per room?

Airbnb is very clearly trying to make a walled garden.

Much of this analysis is based on the size of the land, how much it will cost to do the horizontal development, and then estimate the cost of the vertical build and ultimate value (aka "sale price")

@Akil MitchellIf the city has already said the garden unit needs to be deconverted, it's probably best to avoid the property entirely.

*Development plans for expanded Hoffman Town Center*Although specific tenants have not been named yet due to the development being in the earlier design and planning stages, the vision as described by Hoffman Co. is a commercial and residential mixed-use development including a new public school, storage center, city agency training, a farmer's market, festival space, beer garden, and "other similar uses approved by the city".Sources:Developer laying groundwork to go bigger in Alexandria’s Eisenhower corridorAlexandria considering big plans for properties next to Eisenhower Avenue Metro stationPotomac Yards Alexandria: The 2$ Billion Sports Arena is not the Biggest Development in the Pipeline for Potomac YardsThe Sports Arena was a recent idea that was part of a bigger plan approved in 2017, that called for a massive shopping center at Potomac Yards and the surrounding area to be redeveloped into 1.9 million square feet of office space, 1.1 million square feet of residential space, 900,000 square feet of retail, 300 room hotel, and 9.3 acres of open space by JPG Smith.

I came across a 2-flat with a basement that has been converted into garden unit with 3 bedrooms and kitchen and bath.

We listed the top 2 (3x1) units for $1800 a piece and the garden unit (2x1) for $1600.

Right now commercial rates are more like 6% with a point. the only loans from banks I see tied to prime are vertical construction loans or horizontal construction loans.I had the same issue with I had maxed out my rental loans with lenders like Country wide and Wells fargo that reported to fico..

We just discovered a crack in the concrete slab foundation that is a borderline major problem:- It is a vertical crack about 1/8 inch wide that is at least 9ft long, which is causing a 3/4 inch drop in the flooring and some evidence of old (luckily) limited moisture and termite intrusion. - BUT, it also appears old and probably a symptom of the original house settling.

@Isadore Nelson yes, I know someone that recently paid $500k to get a longtime rent controlled tenant out of a Carroll Gardens Brownstone.