Your definition is correct for "legal non-conforming".The "legal" part of "non-conforming" is dropped when it doesn't apply so most commonly people call these units "non-conforming", "finished", "in-law suite/unit", or "bonus unit".Non-conforming: Any property that doesn't meet current zoning requirements.Legal non-conforming: A non-conforming property that was lawfully established under previous zoning regulations and is allowed to continue its use.Based on his posts @Mario Morales is referring to a non-conforming unit.

Hi John, Notes are usually performing well during high interest rate environment because the reward/risk favor the lender (you), however when I am referring to syndication here, I refer to equity investment (not debt investment) like you mentioned above.During low rate environment, equity investment usually performs well.

The other option would be going to local investor meetups and asking those who attend for good references. 

Whether I find a new tenant or not, the departing tenant moves out after 30 days and is treated like an ordinary termination, which means I process their deposit like normal and they can earn a good landlord reference.2.

In my area there is a great landlord/tenant handbook on the county website that is a great resource, perhaps your area has something similar and I'd get super familiar with that.

People that specifically visit a website (realtor.com, Zillow, etc.) are more likely to be serious shoppers.

I ask because I've interviewed a number of general contractors over the years for my various real estate projects and am shocked at how the vast majority showed up to the job site to give an estimate in a vehicle that did not display their contractor license number or business name.Aside from this one issue, they'd often have great portfolios, long list of successful permits I could verify they pulled, great references, no complaints on their license, and had been licensed for over a decade.

If a person doesn't fit into one of the two categories below, what would the point of posting on this website be?

As a reference point, a policy for ~$100,000 SFH is $800 annually through Encompass.

Read our copy & paste advice below on better screening for a PMC.Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.