If they have the same layout and kept the small bedroom/bathroom, you probably should not dump a bunch of extra money into changing the layout.If you make it a 2-bedroom home, it'll be appraised as such (regardless of how your township views it), and you could end up not getting a lot (or any) money out of this when you refinance.What do the nearby rental ads look like?

A tenant with a permitted pet asked if she could hang her own pet door on the existing hinges and store the existing door. 3.

We added recess lighting, got the laundry inside the house, converted the extra room into a gym and also painted the whole house including the tiles in the bathroom (since me and my girlfriend were experts in painting from all the experience we had from the back house).

Whenever we've made exceptions and approved ppl with lower credit with an extra security deposit (or two), problems have been more likely to arise. 

I've heard some instances where the City allows the homeowner to get away with a sprinkler in only the new unit, but I don't think you can bank on that.Drawings/Permits - The City will require the new unit to be permitted, and may require a full set of drawings and plans.

It shouldn't cost extra money and it's much easier than going online to figure out what you want.Some might be Seniors with Long-time Ownership and Homeowners with Low Financial Stability Scores.

My places always showed well, had high efficiency A/C (important in a place where you're cooling the house 8 months a year) solar reflective screens, extra attic insulation, garage door openers, etc.

Hey guys, Here’s my situation, I had bought a 3-family home last year, lived in one of the apartments for a year and now moved back in with my father to get that extra income from the 3rd unit which is basically house hacking.

And I have tools and some toys in the garage so I would need some extra garage space ... which an apartment may or may not offer.

You want 30 year fixed and then if you can pay extra do for it but you don’t have to in the mean time If you don’t want to