He failed to provide clear itemizations, which opened the door to legal action from tenants.Make sure you’re documenting everything clearly and adhering to the laws in your area to avoid similar issues.

However with that said, can you take square footage from somewhere else to create a hallway or create another entrance into the bedroom? 

Here are 2 key factors to prepare yourself for your entrance into commercial realm:1.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases.

The best house he looked at was itself was in good condition, but the house next door which wasn't shown in the web photos was boarded up and looked like it had been vacant for years. 

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases.

*Note that we interchangeably use the labels: Lodging House = Rooming House = Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) = Co-Housing PropertyThe building has 3 kitchens and 4 full bathrooms, on 4 floors:3rd floor: The 3rdfloor is ‘off-limits’ to the 1st and 2nd floor tenants, so the two 3rd floor tenants enjoy the exclusivity of their own entrance, and a kitchen and bath shared only with one other unit, plus some distant ocean and Boston skyline views.2nd & 1st floors: Eleven units share 1 kitchen and 2 full bathrooms, one on each floor.

This time he, the investigator, showed me a door on the second floor was not secured, missing a handle, etc which was the case during renovation, but very hard to access if you had a ladder, and two windows that had old style brackets were not secured.

If you’re familiar or invest in any of these markets, your input is greatly appreciated.Thank you I own 4 doors here in Columbus, Ohio and have a great team out here.

Moving the lockbox to a less visible place like gas pipes, garage door, etc.