Said it great .Especially  A legal contractor has more to lose than a homeowner .

**NAHB Contracts**: The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) offers a variety of detailed and standardized legal templates specifically designed for the residential construction industry2.

The tenants in the 3 bedroom rental aren't in a protected class but I do not want to get in any kind of legal bind. 

Then it will be legal to have a larger number of animals.

Overland Park, KS vs Kansas City, MO) Very landlord friendly, worst case eviction is usually 8 weeks + $500 + lost rent (cannot comment on individual cases and this is not legal advice) Large diverse metro area - variety of jobs, companies, people can have a career in KC.

Who would not want a legal, permitted unit for $8k or anywhere close to that (i believe the $8k is likely optimistic)?  

There is some room for creativity here, but it takes careful planning and execution, and there is only so much you can push it before crossing the line from aggressive but legal to reckless and punishable.GROUP 2: Tax strategies that do not belong on the EOY to-do listForm an S-corporation.

Jonathan, I am not asking for legal advise, I said advise, without the word legal. 

Myself I think if one wants to get into real estate in CA you get into the bizz you get licensed so you can legally collect fee's you put in the hard work like most wholesalers have to now..

There are occasionally opportunities for grandfathering if there is evidence of legally established conversions that were done previously, but no permit records exist to show it was done.