(Draftsman will be under qualified, especially when permits and filings come into play.)

One town we are in MA shows that in our zone a 2 family is allowed if no exterior changes are done and you get a special permit.

If she made repairs herself, let her know that she isn't permitted to make repairs without your approval.

You will have to pay higher property tax and utilities and maintenance will go up a bit but the extra unit is well worth it because you'r essentially upgrading for free.You need to take into consideration the closing costs of selling your house, buying the 3 fam, and mortgage for the new house.

Tenant is very clean and does not bother me with little things BUT he smokes right outside front door even though it is in his lease that "smoking is not permitted on premises".Question: Is there a way to have him sign MY lease but only as M2M? 

They charge 10% monthly rent, an extra 25% for the lease signing, and 5% for a yearly removal. 

And the city will make you tear it down if it was done without permits 

Like if now they pay an average of $50 in electric but I get panels and say I'll cover electric for an extra $25, that is a $25 decrease for them and possibly covers the added cost to me which over time gets paid off and an added benefit for new renters going forward.

That's what I did.You can hear more about my story on a podcast episode I did with Joe Fairless that goes more into detail.If you really want to go the extra mile with this concept, you can evaluate yourself with a free DISC assessment by Tony Robbins or some other personality assessment tool.Good luck...

do they charge any extras?