He actually showed me some pictures and told me that there were probably some un-permitted bedrooms but the overall structure seems to be permitted.

I was only looking for options where I can find me a new residence for myself and make some extra income on the side by living in one unit and renting the other unit.

This would allow you to help investors by being able to offer "turn key" properties with the extra expense.* You would be able to get more market presense by speaking to both tenants and renters.* I read on here once that a landlord allowed tenants to break their lease if they used him as a realtor.

Many landlords don't care much for putting the extra nice finishes on their houses (maybe because their houses aren't cared for by the renters).

What permits would be needed to build, what can be built, what is DR law about everything, etc.

I think in general this has been mostly a bait and switch - first it was an insurance job, but he mis-read the insurance policy that we gave him (he basically thought it was the policy where he could make some good money), so then he revised the bid to be a "cash" job with a $1,000 limit on "unforeseen work" like extra shingle layers and redecking.

Mark the appropriate box “yes” or “no” indicating that the zoning regulations permit rebuilding to current density.

If anything in these situations I just raise the rent to compensate for the extra person.

I wondered what some of those benefits might be and if it would warrant a little extra effort to try to secure the one end unit owned by another party.Thanks for chiming in.

I would and others may, feel that while a few extra bucks might be nice it doesn't pay for the difficulties it may cause.