Nothing uniquely American about that; it's existed since the dawn of private property rights in both our mother lands of Great Britain.

The criteria varies with each market.. for some markets it has to be a 3+ bedroom + pool,  for many places it's absolute gold to have at least a mother in law suite but best to have 2 or 3 small units, etc etc..There are a ton of seller finance opportunities here as well (not many actually advertise it but they're open to it once you chat with them).

Edgar Grier inherited a house from his mother that she had rented out for many years to the same tenant.

So, with that being said, and giving a special shot out to the MortgageGrapevine godfathers and mothers, OldMan, Peter & quicksplit.

My mother and I have been renting a home on Long Island for the past decade.

And unfortunately even poverty level, single mothers, with disabled children.

We recently listed a property on Zillow and the applicant is strong but it’s the mother of the person that will actually be living there.

I'm in California right now living with my aging mother.

Would renting this space to a single mother and her toddler pose any safety / space issues legally?

As for auctions- now that there's HML and everyone and their mother thinks they are a real estate investor, auctions are mostly ridiculous.