Can't recall the name of the Japanese style dwellings that are more of a complex with sliding doors, but think in terms of a main unit with amenities running through a garden or in the woods or over streams.

How hard is it to sell a duplex as two separate dwellings instead of one?

Has anyone used Dwell Finance ?

The numbers are, 100k repair for on the dwellings, about 500k on caissons and grade beams, projected to be a 1 year project, pretty sure I'll be done in 6-8 if el niño doesn't go that bad. 

This question may be specific to places like Portland where the city encourages density by allowing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to be added to properties in residential zones.If I purchase a 4-plex (zoned residential R2 in Portland) and rehab it to include an ADU, can I still finance with a residential mortgage?

A buyer shall be entitled to prepay all or any part of the balance due on any real property sales contract entered into on or after January 1, 1969 with respect to the sale of land which has been subdivided into a residential lot or lots which contain a dwelling for not more than four families.

He has informed me that despite the tenant damaging the property and admitting to it, it is still the owners responsibility to make any repairs that can affect the health and safety of the dwelling. 

An Umbrella policy will provide Liability coverage when the limits of the underlying policies (Home, Auto, Dwelling/Fire,...) are exhausted in a claims. 

It may take 2 if the property needs repairs and you wouldn’t want granny or anyone else to live in a sub par dwelling.

A dwelling is a money pit that invariably depreciates with the passage of time.