And it's true that paying out of pocket $100/month may not sound so terrible since the house almost pays for itself. 

I rented a Airbnb in the catskills and it was a bummer.. beds terrible well quite working.. just not my cup of tea.I get it though for like a ski vacation or if its a high end condo that I would get.. and since I am a business traveler I get enough points each year to take two spectacular over seas vacations on my points.. up graded to suits each stay is probably worth 10k plus and its all free.. so that to me is a major benefit. 

More importantly than a terrible experience, it sounds like you are working with a very tight budget.

I went shopping for contractors as the last one was terrible and took forever.

I'm not terribly concerned about the $500 they won't return even though I view this as seller default.

Terrible Setbacks No Longer an IssueA big obstacle that so many homeowners face is the extremely strict setback requirements.

Fire separation in side to side units is less expensive than up and down units. 1 hour separation is not terribly difficult to achieve.

Despite what you may have read or seen online it's actually a terrible business model & almost always illegal.

Nate, Thank you for the input, I'm having a terrible time with the BP app . out Will not let me load hardly Any info to my profile.

MN is terrible for business which is why so many small businesses have left.