Most likely cheaper to convert office space rather than rebuilding .At the same time there is the trend of less people working in traditional offices .

@Bruce Ellerd - Why not rent out the house in a traditional manner? 

Hi @Josh CaldwellI canvas financial plannersI ask them if their clients would like to sell their low equity homes on lease purchase instead of paying the traditional sales costs of selling with an agent, which saves their client sometimes as much as 9 to 12 per cent.If the sellers have no equity, they do not need to break savings plans like IRAs to use to pay the costs to sell.  

Initial cash flow can be thin but you will find lots of the traditional Boston "Triple Deckers" to consider.  

You can get financing fro banks and traditional lenders, Hard money lenders (high % rate loan based on the asset more than your credit), private lenders (friends family or associates), or owner financing (simply pay the owner over time).Generally you are going to need at least some cash if you use financing.

I using traditional FHA.

Traditionally in Chicago apt the living is in front and bedroom in rear.  

In order to focus your search, you should determine what your investment goals are and which type of program will best suit your needs.IRA Custodians (generally with the word trust in their name) are essentially doing the same thing as a brokerage, but have the staff training and paperwork to document non-traditional assets such as real estate, mortgage notes and stock of privately held companies.  

The most interesting is that the front yard was dug up to make a mud wrestling pit for girls to wrestle in. 

I remember as a traditional student in business the Gale publications allowed people to purchase their directory for different purposes (starting or expanding one's business).