Get a good digital camera for 200 bucks.. you'll use it again,, take nice staged photos.. get staging accessories and keep tags on so you can return the stuff.. 

Our current rules detail things such as inoperable vehicles, trailers, quiet hours, smoking policy to cover vaping and marijuana usage, exception to subletting in extreme circumstance, waterbeds.

John Cushing Suffolk County doesn't issue permits for basement apartments (Nassau as well).You can apply for them but I don't know anyone that has managed to get them approved.If you see a basement apartment it's illegal.People lose their homes when they get caught and can't pay the fines but also can't afford the house without the rent roll.There are ceilings height issues, NYS fire code issues, egress issues with windows and separate exit, CO issues, etc.If you want rent roll, buy a duplex or a house with a legal accessory apartment.

I'm right there with Andy...it's like buying a car in Texas and having the A/C listed as an "accessory".

for full basement foundations you will need a decent size machine. for trench footings, clear lots and move soil, why not look into something like a John Deere, where you can put different accessories on the machine - backhoe, bucket, lawn mower, post hole digger etc. ? 

There are many options for customization and IKEA offers all kinds of interior accessories. 

However, if it's an exterior modification (an addition, deck, dormer, accessory building, etc.) it should be apparent on current CO.

There are several violations, including weeds, accumulation of refuse, improper storage of stuff, an electrical violation, dangerous accessory structure.

I just purchased my first property a month ago, which is a SFH with an accessory apartment.

I am curious how you were able to get the accessory swelling unit permitted?