You don’t want to spend all the money to convert a garage just to have it be illegal.Structural integrity: One of the most important considerations is the structural integrity of the garage.

Now she is saying that she is struggling to stay afloat and wants to partner a man to convert it to a restaurant.

It's an 1890's Queen Anne that was chopped up into an upper apartment with existing long-term tenant, and a hair salon downstairs that I converted into a 3/1 Airbnb.

You may want to consider promo rates on an equity line as well and if they offer you the option to convert any part of the equity line into a fixed loan.

Our idea is to convert part of the home to a Jr Adu and get rental income that will offset the expenses for dear dad and let dad live rent free.  

The other day I had the grand idea that if we converted the basement into a livable space, we could keep both tenants in their apartments and collect both rents while still following the FHA requirment to live at the property for the first year.

There are also a lot of people converting some of their units to vacation rentals, which further skews the numbers. 

If there is already plumbing in the basement then convert that into another bath and kitchenette. 

I'm looking to convert my Brookland DC row house basement to a legal rental unit , I was wondering if anyone has done this, what was the cost?

I am waiting to get my final permits from DCRA and about to do underpinning on the row house in Brookland, as I am converting the basement to the one bedroom apartment with the front dig out for the separate apartment entrance.