We don't currently own any real estate, but are both hard workers and ready to start the learning curve.Looking forward to connecting and getting to know like minded people!

The Cape Coral Code Compliance officer showed the roofer the various emails to BTC, which left the roofer very unhappy as he then knew he had been misled and made him liable for a fine for illegally performing work while a red stop work order was in place.BTC appears to be continuing to cause damage to customers and other contractors. 

I am surprised they have not been sued for illegal business practices.

It does not explicitly say in the lease other than the inability to sell illegal products.

Marie Johnson if you have a potential deal and you're looking for a buyer, you'll need to post in the Marketplace forum.Financing the purchase of a note is not illegal.

I think the only time they would question me is if they suspected I was doing something illegal.

This contractor has 0 reviews on yelp which I found a bit sketchy, but was able to vet him by his contractor's license, worker's comp, and by visiting some of his ongoing projects.

You can only play games for so long.Chances are your next door neighbor is an IRS agent and turns you in when your tenants blocks their drive or some other random event disturbing your IRS neighbor.ADU catches fire and your insurance won't cover you, because it was an illegal and unpermitted structure.The city inspector told the last guy not to build or rent it, and is now pissed and wants to make an example of you and just red tags the whole property and no one can occupy for the next 1-2-3 years while you wait for a hearing.Then when you get the hearing, "staff" recommends you tear the whole structure down, and if you still want an ADU, you can apply for a permit and rebuild it.Your tenant quits paying rent and won't move out and you can't evict them, because there is no valid lease and they're just your "roommate".Probably a dozen other bad things can happen to you when you do stuff like this. 

It doesn't sound like you actually have an illegal unit here.... you have a two unit with a garden.

:- As others have noted, it's a slow time of year... if you and your husband are open to it, it might be worth listing as a 'mid term' rental for a few months (for traveling nurses, gov. contract workers, seasonal workers, etc.) to get you back into the prime renting months of Spring/Summer where you can resume looking for LT (12+ month)  tenants.