We call it ADU here (accessory dwelling unit).

Do I contact the Zoning department first to see if I can convert the shed into an accessory dwelling unit, or do I contact Rental Registration department first to see if I can rent out a livable "shed"?

Great guy, super knowledgeable, and when he saw the kitchen in the garden unit he said “Yeah, we’d have to rip all of this out because the ceiling height is too low meaning there’s no way it’s a legal unit.”The zoning is also RS-3 (2 units only, but apt. is in the Accessory Dwelling Unit zone) so to my knowledge we’d need to change the zoning.

That zip code covers a diverse area including the coveted San Marco area, which is great for high appreciation and is in demand for rentals.

DekalbZoning.com defines R-75 as:  Single family residential districts which allow up to 4.3 dwelling units per acre with provisions for customary accessory uses.

Grapevine seems to allow accessory buildings as long as they are not income producing..  

Hi Cassandra, have you considered adding and Accessory Dwelling Unit to your home?

I wanted to see if anyone hires a crew to demo the walls and accessories.

@Trevor Ramos an extremely important thing to understand on the front end is the difference between a Mother-In-Law (MIL) and Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in the eyes of the city of Seattle (as well as surrounding cities like Des Moines) .

This is a significant problem with using these loans to obtain the coveted 30-year fixed term.