Kinda hard to have half a house on one lot.....As a renatl, or owner occupied, a patio home can work well, I've had both sides and sold each, but one side would be fine if you have proper zoning and filed agreements concerning shared aspects of improvements.

IMO, many HMLs don't understand this and take advantage of a situation to advance thier self interests irregadless of the outcome to a borrower.A good lender can assess the risks, the viability of a project, understands the market, is aware of costs and liabilities as well as the legal aspects surrounding the business and from that determine what rate of interest and fees is ethically justified on a case by case basis.

Option 4) What if I could rent it out from you, pay minor maintenance, and in 2 years or so pay you appraised price, and also pay the closing costs, AND you could avoid paying the agent's fees, netting you the most amount of money, - is that something we could could talk about, or maybe not?

I try to avoid additions if possible and if rooms are small and choppy I might remove them as part of the usable living space when I am trying to analyse what I have as living space.

I accepted a lower offer because it was conventional to avoid this 90 day waiver not honored headacheDuring the summer I had Lorain national bank (small regional bank) refuse to honor the waiver.

After doing so, make sure to winterized the home before you leave to avoid any problems.If they still do not comply, you have two options. 1.

The difficulty is the property manager avoids answering questions, and just procrastinates.

To paraphrase Warren Buffett:Successful investing is less about hitting on all of the big gains and more about avoiding all of the big losses.

My favorite part about real estate is the wealth building aspect.

Carl Schmitt,That is one of the common reasons investors trade up to avoid the limitations on financing.