This house is in a flood zone and was a hard sale for traditional home owners and it didn't help that it was the only house on a pier foundation in the area.

In terms of UD Rentals this is more than likely outside of the UD Student Zone. $2,900 is steep for a family neighborhood.

One big difference that really attracted me to Puerto Vallarta versus other cities in Mexico is that the tourist zone and where normal every day people live is mixed.

We've only purchased a duplex and condo before, so unfamiliar with all the red tape.

Recently while looking through houses on the market in Hillsboro Oregon, I found a SF house sitting on a piece of land that is zoned for multi family residential houses.

That should raise red flags to them, but it doesn't mean they will deny the application.Lastly for my post, the deal needs to make sense to your lenders. 

I am buying a small run down cottage listed on the town field card as a residential single family, but completely covered in red for commercial zone on the town's zoning map, it backs up to a grocery store and is across from a bank. 

Building code wise, it was legal for a 2, but zoning wise, it was a no go for a 3 family.

But according to new zoning code, I don't believe I'll be able to add that bedroom space due to the fixed 30%(?) 

This property just sold two months ago for $104k (big red flag right there, why are the owners selling so quickly?)