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….” .

You can use conventional financing, up to a fourplex, and if you live in one unit you may reduce some of the property tax for the space you live in as it is your primary residence and you can also buy with very little down as opposed to buying it strictly as an investment property.Duplexes are a great option and you generally also always have at least one paying tenant and can be bought similarly.

If you buy a property as your primary residence and live in it for 2 years then rent it for up to 3 more (so you've still lived in it for 2 out of the 5 years prior to sale) you would get the entire 121 exemption tax free. 

Or maybe an easier way to ask: are there states that allow non-licensed lending on owner-occupied/primary residences?

Rather than provide an example using commercial property, I’ll use the example of a property I purchased two months ago as a personal (2nd) residence, from the viewpoint of the seller.

and recommending random markets with lower median prices than Seattle, like Ohio or Alabama or Kansas.  

Every day, the Chemical Plants (Dow, Shintech, etc.) and residential neighborhoods that surround the site of this location provide a high traffic count.A great opportunity exists for a tenant that is willing to market their business to travelers of Hwy. 1, the residents in the surrounding neighborhoods, and neighboring communities.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

@Brian Scott, you have the option of using a 5% down conventional multi family loan purchase for your next primary residence on up to 4 units.

I am getting ready to convert my primary residence into a rental property after we move.

Investment Info:Single-family residence other investment.