You wouldn't believe what people will do to a place, if left to their own devices.

Short term rentals are not allowed in Thornton (except rooms within your primary) but you might be able to get your premium by renting as a furnished rental to traveling nurses (as long as the lease term is over 30 days as per Thornton STR regulations) or some other similar "outside the box" strategy.

Where I was investing, the local govt. didn't have any regulations on rental property. 

Banking regulators don't like it, bank investors don't like it, and bank compliance people don't like it.

@Dale Abella The important thing to remember in this situation is that although he is your friend, you are also his landlord and he needs to follow all the rules and regulations provided in the lease.

I can't get it from the horse's mouth here as to the regulations, but supposedly if you have a septic tank fail and the county learns about it, you're on the hook to remediate the damage and then connect to the sewer.

@Mike Lin, Just a disclaimer first - I'm not totally up to date on all the SF regulations cause things have changed a bit the last few years. 

There are no real differences outside of the regular discretions in finance, taxation and regulation between the two countries.  

Hi @Henry Centola, if you're going to do business on the device, I'd definitely get a laptop over a tablet - it's just more viable for doing the things you've described above.For activities like printing, faxing, uploading documents and making spreadsheets, a well-built laptop in the $200-$500 range should be far more than enough.Here's a couple that I've found on Amazon that seem to be well-praised in the community:1) Samsung Chromebook 3 - $2352) Acer Chromebook CB3-131-C3SZ - $2793) HP 2019 14" - $399Hope this helps?

However, in virtually all the proposed regulations limiting STRs, the owner occupied STR is typically exempted.