@Shawn Ackerman  You're preaching to the choir. 

Is it as simple as getting the site designed and engineered for the footprint, cleared and graded (all of which I am comfortable with), and then hiring a GC to build the building?

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I've also seen the extra space used to make a toy train set up for HO gage trains.  

  :)   There's so many Gurus pitching this and that without mentioning the risks to them and to the buyers.So glad to hear re your business model being fair to the buyer.   

I think you would be wise to sell and use the VA loan for your new home. 

The insurance company will send you copy of the tenant declaration page proving coverage, and they will notify you if the tenant ever cancels the policy or allows it to lapse.HOW TO SHARE UTILITIES 101You have a property with two or more units and the utility meters are shared.

On the surface, it’s a game-changer.

As I posted recently on BP, some of the units that I've owned included heat and hot water in the condo fee, which increased the condo fee such their fee was in the $380 monthly range. 

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