Relatively small amounts of interest income ($1600+ per year) is the highest taxed form of income I have found if you have kids at home.After earning a few grand in interest, It takes away my child tax credits and gives me an effective tax rate of 70%.   

As long as the ADU is under 900 sq. ft. and meets the state building code, there will be no variance or special permit needed, so no ZBA or neighborhood meetings.

RentRedi needs an option to have the landlord pay this OR just bake it into the monthly cost. 5) RentRedi introduced a feature to allow my tenants to report their rent to the credit bureaus to improve their credit score (cool).

I'm curious why I did not receive it, as I paid in full, and it is already on my credit card!

If it is not adding up, and you can find an attorney specializing in that type of thing, it may be worth paying for a little of their time.

For those that qualify for conventional financing its another negotiation tool, for those that do not its a way to get into real estate but many do not understand what it is they are signing up for.Regarding it being good for an owner, again it goes back to the borrower, if I have a borrower with 800 credit and I control cashflow its far different than someone with 540 credit.

Reach out to real estate agents that specialize working with investors. 

Short-term rentals of non-owner-occupied properties will also require a special use variance which is obtainable by starting with the completion of an application in the Zoning Department."

At my brokerage they specialize in STR management.

So keep that in mind when using a special lock system.