Btw, I've spent some time just above you in Healdsburg, and love relaxing up there..

And you can be both more picky and more relaxed in your search.

Did the lenders provide any seasoning guidance as to when they'd consider relaxing the restriction?

Due to the cost of living crunch, San Jose and many other California Cities have relaxed the planning requirements for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU).

Any backyard/deck pics you could snap to show where they can relax and enjoy their morning coffee/tea outside?

When it comes time to speak with the sellers, you may have to flex some negotiating muscles.

The previous landlord was very relaxed on his policies so I am having to train the tenants and increase the rents to market value.

@Pat Jackson Not sure about the rest of the country but most of the small multi's here are large 100+ year old SFH's that were converted to multi's at some point in their lives, probably at a time when a shift in demand and more relaxed zoning laws made it easy to do so. 

If you have some good knee-pads and a solid saw, putting down laminate flooring is surprisingly relaxing.

Laura, that crazy self help lady on the radio used to get garbage for telling burned out housewives to leave their kids with a sitter, go for a weekend and **** their spouses....relax, have some drinks...