They may be resistant to rights of access, or be more demanding if you're living in the other unit.

The tiny port made no difference on a long heating loop since the resistance of the pipe was so high already.

I'll be doing minor renovations and hopefully selling for $115,000, if not, i'll put $10,000 in construction and resist for $135,000.

Southern California resists this and is more orientated as a horizontal / automobile dependent city.There is probably not a crash on the horizon for your market.  

I then looked into wholesaling lease options in Watertown but got a lot of resistance from people when I went to implement it (lawyers and a agent) . 

I thought originally, I'd meet resistance to doing online pay.

Also as expected, they couldn't resist the temptation to question the legality of purchasing a property for cash and subsequently reselling for a profit.

It is natural to want to take the path of least resistance as it is appearing to be the new American way.

So here I go, answering all questions about the contract, scratching things out of the contract with no problem winning their trust.. then I got her all warmed up.. and I throw the piece de resistance in her face..

While not completely impossible, I dont think it common for interior walls to be counted as shear walls.I can see that the wall is supporting the second floor, but don't see where it has to be steel.I also dont think that it being steel or wood would effect its usefulness in any resistance to shear.