One is not necessarily better than the other.Some potential drawbacks to a home + rental unit:Shared utilitiesParkingTenant preferences (house tenants may shy away from the idea of someone living in their garage or basement)Zoning/Code Enforcement issuesInsurance costs can differ, depending on the configuration of the units

Hi all, I am getting ready to close on my second deal and its a whole sale deal that seemed to be awesome until i find out yesterday it has $100,000 fines in code enforcement violations since 2013.

You will hear people say that it's rarely enforced, but I have seen it happen, so I caution against doing that.

It is a daily challenge to navigate the local, county, state and federal governments; local Code Enforcement, Housing Authorities, Department of Real Estate, Franchise Tax Board, Secretary of State, IRS, Dept. of Fair Housing & Employment, HUD...to name a few. 

I often read bits and pieces of all of these books to refresh concepts and also to help re-enforce the wealth building mindset. 

I decided that I was going to go back to school, finish up my Law Enforcement degree, become a police officer, make more money and pay off my debt. 

Explain that this is a heath issue and ask code enforcement for assistance.In my city, the zoning people would enter with me and if the tenants didn’t adhere, the sherif would be called to assist with removing them.

However, housing WHERE you want it, HOW you want it, and at a price YOU want to pay, well that's goes far beyond a "right".There have been many many solutions presented to improve housing affordability, like revamping our asinine building codes, reducing the cost of litigation, rewriting insanely punitive legislation such as the CRLTO, providing tax credits or reducing taxes, and increasing subsidies while reducing the red-tape associated with using those subsidies.

My guess is legislation will be passed either locally or Federally to make it illegal or to put some guidelines on the process To me, a fee should only be charged if credit/background is run and that should only happen after a tenant submits an application and has  been conditionally approved pending credit/background check. 

The house was originally a duplex, but the city enforces a rule that a duplex that sits vacant for 12+ months in our zoning district, then it will be a non-conforming use and thus must be converted to single-family.