Here, the local housing authority that administers the program, will only let tenants exceed the voucher amount in very limited circumstances so long as their 30% share of the rent + the excess amount does not exceed 30% of their income (or so I've been told) in the one case I dealt with they were unwilling to permit the tenant to pay the ($43) difference in my asking rent and their offered rent.

Hi Henry, If I am doing arbitrage, so I am leasing the apartment (but the owner is ok with that) and applying for the permit do you know if it is still easy to get it?

When a builder has to pay a school impact tax, a water sewer fee, permits, build to specific specifications….

The seller has an open permit for the patio that's not up to code.

I have reached out to the Zoning and Permitting office and have received confirmation to convert the first half which we already own into a Duplex.

If you are going to operate a short-term rental, know the STR restrictions in-depth and allow more time than you think for the permitting process.

That same article outlined how the city was policing these non-permitted houses and the methods were very manual and time consuming.

Alternatively, and time permitting, you could possibly undergo restructuring of the partnership prior to the sale of multi-property in order to "go your own way" and purchase replacement property with your proceeds.  

And with the city not giving out permits for STR until maybe April at the earliest than LTR it is.

I re-piped the entire home (myself, with permits) from the meter in, using flexible 1" gas line and spent less than 700 in materials.