It's possible that a tenant might hire someone from less secure sources like Craigslist, leading to situations that could range from property theft to physical assault.Moreover, there's the additional worry about the safety of vulnerable household members, such as children, if the tenant happens to hire someone with a criminal record, for instance, a registered sex offender.

This is typically only an issue when we bring a new property into service or if we have tenants who gave notice they were renewing, but whose household lost social cohesion.  

As for the question when filling out your income, It's your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (more info can be found here: https://www.healthcare.gov/income-and-household-information/income/. 

This may not be the type of money you're trying to solve for, but over the past several years I've been gradually shifting a portion of my household emergency fund from bank accounts into I Bonds from the U.S.

But the ADU design needs to take these various scenarios into account and create enough separation/privacy between the 2 households living on the same lot.2.

However, I'm concerned about the Household Employer rules in IRS Publication 926.

Hi Andrew,Thanks for your post,  this has nothing to do with the tenant, the main issue is  my wife and I are looking at being a foster adoption parent and one of the main requirements is all adults  living in the house hold need to pass a background check.  

Then I used a cup of household cleaner for every gallon of warm water and of course more scrubbing.Hope this helpsRomney

As a result, Atlanta has a diverse and robust economy, with strong rental demand from the 50% of households in metro Atlanta that prefer to rent rather than buy.

In terms of minimizing headaches, obviously you need crystal clear screening criteria as well as established, published, and posted household rules that everyone understands and agrees to up front (and via their lease).