Hi Austin BP,My name is Abel, I moved to Austin last year back when handshakes & indoor dining was common.

We took the 1200 sq ft house from a 2/1 to a 3/2 by converting the large kitchen into a Master Suite, Dining, Kitchen and Laundry Room (Yes, it was a VERY large kitchen).

A ground level (slab) addition, separate bedroom, living room and elder friendly bath.Then share the kitchen and dining room.You could make the doorways and bath ADA compliant for wheelchairs, and ground level because elders sometimes have issues with stairs.Then when you sell, demo the interior walls and make it into a nice patio.Basically build a patio and convert it into a demi-apartment with easily removable walls.Good Luck! 

Separate dining room.

Have 2 potential dining rooms and 2 driveways!

I've felt good in all my dealings with him so far, but a couple of his decisions didn't seem right to me; some I just said "no, we're not going to do that", and he's given me no problems with that... but there is one thing he wants to do, that I'm not sure about, so I wanted to ask folks here what they think about it...The topic is hardwood vs carpet floors... we have a combined living room/dining room, and a long hallway... the living/dining room is currently carpeted, but very old and ugly, it will get replaced with *something* in any case; the hallway is 50+ year old tile. 

For instance, sometimes an un-used dining room can be easily converted into an extra bedroom (extra tenant), or a-not-very-useful space can be converted into a bathroom (extra rent)...sometimes, a weird floorplan that actually drives away other buyers (thereby making it easier for to buy the house) can be altered to your advantage...you and your agent need to be good at spotting these types of possible improvements that can turn a house that would otherwise be a month-to-month loser into a cashflower.Good luck out there!

This seems very high for casual dining segment and my worry is, at the end of 10 years, either the tenant will leave or renegotiate the rent.

Turned a half bath into a full bath, creating a laundry room and opening up the kitchen, dining room, and living room.

From the large, light-filled living and dining rooms to the generous, eat-in kitchen, there is plenty of space to enjoy and relax.