Talk to your lender and the city, but why not demolish the garage and build another garage with a suite above it? 

Again, could be above market value depending on how badly they want it at that time.Cons:-The clinic could shut down if the city/state passes new laws.  

Our city is really inconsistent so appreciation values tend to be more street to street. 

good points.. red tape is solely city and county feds have little to no influence there along with private utls.. so not sure that is remotely realistic..

The time you have to put in to research a topic, comps, legal terms, city codes, laws ect... they can have done in minutes.

I'm a Jersey City realtor (number 2 on the list below) and also licensed in NY. 

My name is Steven Jaszcz and I'm from Traverse City, MI. 

I want it to be in the country but still close to the city.

I am trying to decide between MN Property Nerds and Twin Cities Leasing for managing my long term rental in St Paul Minnesota.This is an out of state investment for me, and I also need help with tenant placement.

He knew nothing about Florida's homestead laws either as many in New York back then retire to Florida.