Originally I had planned to get the required permits from the city, but I had a contractor that I work with recommend to not go through the time, money, and headache of the permitting process since it's my primary residence and I can most likely "get away" with it.

I know that in single families in Cleveland Heights people have put in basement bedrooms with an egress window and they were on formal plans that were submitted to the city and approved. 

Reach out to your local land use planning and/or zoning department.

If your real estate acquisition sale is insured, you would either wire funds to escrow with closing instructions or write a cash line check. 

I plan on house hacking and was wondering if I should open a new bank account solely for the rental property transactions.

I’d maybe start with, I agree with $x amount even though you missed the deadline but expect the rest returned to me within x days, or I plan to contact tenants rights group to help me seek all damages allowed.

Hello, I currently operate a rooming house, and the insurance cost is going up every year, and it is getting ridiculous.

Your “rent” is going to be the landlord’s principle, plus taxes, plus insurance, plus their mortgage interest, plus profit.

Planning to do the same to the second unit in August.We've been doing lots of landscaping and plan to:-replace the front fence-replace the shed -paint the outside -add better ventilation through the roof What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?