At no time was I informed that what I was doing was going to cost money.

You're running a business...the tenant does not 'inform' you when they will be paying their rent...they are contractually liable for paying at specific amount on a specific day. 

Try Jay Hurst ( on BP), I'm not sure if he works this area but he can probably find something or give you some information / options moving forward.

In many states, this is public information.

As ground-up ADU builds gain popularity I hope we see some affordable options, like modular, but from what I'm seeing now the ROI just wouldn't be there.I'm trying to help spread the word about this law and compile as much information as possible so I can help investors capitalize on it.

Lancaster city limits short term rentals to only certain zones of the city so definitely look at the city website for that information.

nobody will tell you how much they will give you without knowing the property information.

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If it does go to probate, hopefully your brothers and you can amicably go the informal route vs formal (I've worked with families in both when buying properties out of probate and informal is FAR easier).Since there's no debt on the house, maybe you could sell with financing or maybe you could even buy out your brothers with financing -- that way you maintain ownership and just pay them a monthly amount.

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