Also look into Madison Heights, Clawson, maybe Berkley.

For instance he wanted to see the foundation height between the garage and house.

Super Encouraging to hear from the BP Family that sometimes a bit of compassion and consideration is warranted when a tenant has been loyal for 10 years.

Lending laws vary considerable in different States.

@Daniel PattonThere are many considerations when considering a choice of entity and you should definitely have a discussion with an attorney and a tax professional that are experts in real estate.

Now, I tend to lean toward architectural purism, but at the same time feel, unless a house is of some historic importance, nothing is exactly architecturally sacrosanct.That said, most bathrooms are usually on the side or the rear of the house, where I feel there is more latitude for minor updating.So, I usually install a wide but skinny gun slit close to the ceiling with a jalousie window (or split it into two jalousies), so the bottom is well above head-height. 

Environmental risk is considerably higher too.....failed tenants frequently leave behind nasty messes.

So heres the opportunity, he's about to come into a considerable amount of money. 3 years of back taxes for 5 dependents for which he was paying the single rate.

I believe that the lawmakers, while well intentioned, did not take this into consideration when expanding the privacy laws.  

Although, I have considerable experience in real estate, I am relatively new to investing.