Just curious... what’s your ultimate goal for that office space..are you looking to boost resale value, or is it more about having a functional retreat above the garage?

As a negative, it also has the largest gap between the cost to buy versus the cost to rent, making cash flow extremely difficult without committing more equity up front.

I never imagined this pursuit would bring me down such a path, and I do not know how well I would function if I had to actually use my pistol.

@Michael BertschAs a general rule, we only leave a fireplace functional unless it has a sealed, externally vented, gas insert ... and, even then we may disconnect it.Check with your insurance provider and see how unhappy a functional fireplace in a rental makes them.

Yes, this is a product of laziness on the part of the user base most of the time, but also because the actual search function is not that great.

Someone who knows what they are doing has to go in and manually add those things and keywords to your website in order for you to get the full SEO and SEM functions to work right.

You might be shocked by the amount of toilet paper some people use for their "functions" and some of the fancier stuff does not disintegrate as easily.Personally, I cannot remember a single place I've ever stayed in my life - STR, hotel, whatever - that I can remember liking or disliking the toilet paper.

That being said, you can find a home that can function as a duplex.

My largest rental is commercial and I've found many numbers are higher. 

The proposed $38.5 billion deal would combine two major players in the U.S. convenience store market, potentially controlling 20% of the market.7-Eleven, the largest U.S. convenience store chain with 12,601 locations, currently holds 14.5% of the market.