Accepting any payment will make eviction more challenging but some states/localities prohibit you from refusing partial payments, so you have to know your local laws.

I also enclose below the text of the relevant section for ease.https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2020/553.79QUOTE(14) A building permit for a single-family residential dwelling must be issued within 30 working days of application therefor unless unusual circumstances require a longer time for processing the application or unless the permit application fails to satisfy the Florida Building Code or the enforcing agency’s laws or ordinances.UNQUOTEThe previous link to the City of Cape Coral citizens portal lets individuals see permit details for a specific property address, the progress with applications, and if not using a private provider the status of inspections.  

The properties  rent is more under market than the others as well but I raised their rent a year ago and I plan on raising it about three percent again this year according to state law. 

Your neighbor s as Sean mentioned, have a lower tax bill likely due to the fact that they live there and there are laws that prohibit the tax assessor from raising the property values more than 3% per year when it's your primary residence okay, it's also fairly common for your tax bill to significantly increase in the tax year after you purchase it.

Hi @Erin Colbert,The law requires owner-occupancy of either the newly created JADU, or the single-family residence.

In some cases, we give them a 60-day notice but in this circumstance, we would stick to what the law requires.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Just seems like an odd business practice to shovel everything under the rug.

I am going to be the contrarian on this subject.. 1. the pre license course is valuable as it teach's the vocabulary of real estate and the basic laws of your state.. its dirt cheap and one of the better ways to build your foundation. 2.

At the very least you get practice running numbers and if you share your thoughts with the realtor they will have a better idea of what you are looking for in the future.