I would run the idea by the assessors office and maybe the code department.

Finally, you could consider electronic locks where you change the codes between tenants.

Jordan I am an agent in a brokerage that specializes in investment properties primarily new build duplexes in Indianapolis.

It’d be great to know a little more about your market preferences and non-negotiables, since Alabama’s pretty diverse in terms of what it can offer.For example, the Huntsville area is a much higher-growth market than Birmingham, and the median home in each area is priced accordingly to reflect that difference.Even individual markets can vary widely by zip code—properties in a Birmingham suburb like Forestdale are going to fetch dramatically different rents than homes in a neighborhood like Mountain Brook or Vestavia Hills.In any case, let us know what your buying criteria look like, and we can give more pointed recommendations.

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Don’t copy their design make your own but look at styles that work, what can you do that makes you special, can you do a theme that will stand out? 

I specialize is finding unique solutions to novel problems and have a robust team/network of quality contractors.

It wasn't to code, and couldn't be easily adapted, so we told them we couldn't use it, a total waste of their money. 

The landlord responded that the lease was not subject to the Rent Adjustment Program since the rental was for “sole use of one or more rooms and shared use of common areas (such as a kitchen) in the residence,” which was a single-family home.In its decision, the court focused on the definition of a “dwelling unit” as used in the exception found in Civil Code section 1954.52(a)(3)(A), which provides that “an owner of residential real property may establish the initial and all subsequent rental rates for a dwelling or a unit about which the following is true…It is alienable separate from the title to any other dwelling unit….” .

If possible, find a local attorney who specializes in real estate or construction disputes to represent you at the hearing, given you're out of state.