Never twice.I recommend you start a relationship with an accountant, since your understanding of taxes is shaky.

Columbus is a solid city that has a rapidly growing population.

Hello biggerpockets,I am trying to understand all the potential *legal* issues I can run into by trying to split a regular single family home that is zoned as such into essentially a duplex with 2 separate tenants, one living in the house and the other in the basement.

Any Help Or Any People Who Can Help Me With Capital or Helping Me Get More Understandings On Any Level Will Truly be Appreciated!

Understanding taxes is a weak point of mine that I'm trying to fix.  

Quote from @Russell Brazil: Stop looking for "good deals,"....instead focus on buying a quality asset in a quality location.I understand what you are saying, however, do you have a standard that you adhere to as far as return on investment?  

I understand your excitement about taking the plunge into real estate investing.

I only mentioned it to her casually and I don't think she fully understand. 

Hi Ion, it sounds like you're on the right track and have a solid plan in place for growing your real estate business.

@Jacqueline Lee I'll 1 up what @Evan Polaski mentioned....Each jurisdiction and city is going to be slightly different, but at the surface there is generally slightly more paperwork to get your property approved and into the system, but once you get it up and running and the first tenant in there, its generally straight forward to get the rent increases etc.A good place to start would be your local housing authority, they may even offer "Landlord" classes to understand the system more.