Well, Im not sure you can both buy a house with the FTB setup unless you are an owner occupant on both properties (living Separately).

I am totally guessing, but I bet that there are not separate utilities for each apartment so the landlord would be paying for all the electrical, water and heating costs. 

., an entity that has its own accounts and files for tax separately).

Now I’m not saying Detroit doesn’t have its own separate set of pitfalls as do many cities and some can even be devastating to a novice or even an experienced investor but with a large and awesome boots on the ground team or army the city becomes your oyster.

Possibly higher if you find something that allows for 2 separate living spaces. 

Now if the city charged someone for negligence or another legal misdealing, I imagine that would be public record.If it were me as the cop, I'd be certain I was getting my resources from a public arena and not "using my position" to get deals... keeping the side hustle completely separate from the "day job".  

They sell units that can be mounted outside and do not need to be separately vented.  

Full inspection will be conducted by 2 separate third party inspectors.

Funds come in direct deposit in to bank account A (1099) 

X Percent stays in account A
Y Percent goes to account B
Z Percent goes to account C

B and C have the option of being Checking or Savings.
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great info, I am thinking of buying a single family and renting out the rooms separately while I live there, even if it means I have to live in an unfinished basement to make it work. the only reason I am looking at single family is because I cant find multi family in my city for a reasonable price. thanks for your input.Conor McLeod