In this case, I billed them and then sent my handyman over to figure out why it was so high, and he uncovered the issue, but fortunately I did not have to foot that bill.Follow your local laws & find a way to sub-meter.

If it's to hold long term, you need to find out the value of the drive thru.If it was me, I would give them a break on rent for square foot added, but increase based on what market charges for additional rent.Good luckGino

You can expect to pay $150 - $300 per square foot, which is what it would cost to build an ordinary home.

They're a little trickier than normal owner/occupied loans so you want an expert walking you thru it.  

Look at the side(s) of the house that gets the most weather (south and where ever direction your winds normally come out of).

House hacking means getting a normal loan with 5% down, making sure you'll earn enough after costs, and looking for areas where it’s cheaper to start and renters are many.

Adding an addendum mid contract is often difficult when it favors one party over the other.I guess I am a little confused... bring on a new property normally comes in 2 forms - 1.

Fewer "normal" people want an older home, again, especially if it needs work.

I have three STR properties that my wife and I have self-managed but from a tax perspective we've only taken the normal depreciation the last few tax years.

That wouldn't be a defect because the house was built before central air existed according to normal and customary designs of the time.