Here is a story of a girl electrocuted by a faulty dryer without proper grounding:https://www.click2houston.com/news/2018/07/11/child-electrocuted-in-texas-rental-home-that-mother-says-had-electrical-issues-before/Here is a good link to explain grounding and GFCI better:https://www.thespruce.com/what-is-grounding-1152859I am predict within 20 years that code will require dual GFCI / AFCI detection breakers on all circuits. 

Your broker may have forgotten, but when the appraiser reports back to the lender that it is a rooming house, the lender will walk away or only underwrite an LTV of 50-65%.Your best bet is either a private lender or finding a conventional lender which uses auto-approval software (TD is an example) and mortgage agent/broker who can steer you towards an application that qualifies for auto-approval (if at all possible).When we were first in the same situation, we approached a family member with a proposal to have their name on title and live in the house (rent and utilities free) in exchange for their serving as the Den Mother to keep the house in order.  

@Nicholas Mann @Nicholas Mann my parents do not work , my father is disabled and my mother is a house wife .

Initially I was all over the place and looking single family properties that needed light rehab, properties with mother in-law units, multi family, pretty much everything residential. 

My mother has taken the appropriate steps to get her life back on track and she just needs a pick-me-up.

My mother has taken the appropriate steps to get her life back on track and she just needs a pick-me-up.

I would love to have a detached ADU, and a mother in law suite (basement) in a detached single family property to have 3 separate rentable units.

He couldn’t live with his mother, because while she lived in private housing, her lease had a similar provision.

Since I have a undivided interest that has not been distributed from my mother’s estate, I would like to sell my undivided interest.

My Mom has a single family rental property where we both live in Oregon and I would like to help save  her some money, starting this year, by managing her rental when I take over management of the 3 rentals my wife an...