This MFH property is 50+ years old and the City wants to enforce recent building codes on this property.

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Is your basement apartment up to code?

Zoning ordinances, building codes, and ADU rules are all hyper local, so I would suggest you get an architect involved to help sort through everything.

If affordability is your main goal, areas like Hixon and Middle Valley (the 37343 zip code) or Harrison (the 37341 area) have homes at the $200,000 mark.

Thank youZoning may be a problem, but building codes for home health care facilities will stop you in your tracks.

As the department of buildings has very strict codes of use.

Thank you Nicholas , I will do some research on Allentown any zip codes that you think I should look at ??

It is always going to be case by case.You have to honor the lease that is in place when you buy.

House hacking is essentially the cheat code to get started into real estate investing.Generally done by utilizing FHA loans and 2-4 unit properties.Basically, buy a primary residence, live in it or one of the units for 12 months, move out buy again and do it all over again.Each time you can utilize fha as long as you refi the former before you use it again.Great way to buy a lot of properties with low entry cost!