Great hosts will be good neighbors, will contribute to local tourism and will pay their taxes and permit fees* A major area to improve on the proposal is the 1 hour time-limit for resolving complaints.

Had an issue with trying to self-permit a build a few years back that was an HPR but had an "A" and "B" designation.

@Phil SheltonYou would need a civil engineer to provide a drawing to get submitted to zoning and get a permit if it passes zoning is most common This also depends on the road - if it’s a state road forget it as it will take a year to get approved and cost a fortune - if it’s a local road process not as cumbersome but don’t expect this to happen quicklyIn some instances you may have to prepare sight distances etc to make sure it’s safe to add a curb cut

@Mark G.We tried cold calling and that didn't work too well...with Propstream you just use your search criteria and it will give you a list of prospects to reach out to. 

It sounds like you have an un-permitted unit, which is essentially always a risk since there has been no notice to the AHJ that it exists and they can therefore initiate a code case to have it removed in most cases.

We've had some success recovering money owed, and we've seen it on credit reports.Recently a former tenant attempted to co-sign for another prospective tenant.

Just make sure you have all the required permits, including alcohol.

On the other hand, if you write something into the lease that you agree upon, it should be fine, but that may turn off many prospects IMO.

I’ll also call code enforcement and check the county records just to see when things like roof/hvac have been done/permitted. 

Duplex have different zoning that may permit additional units.