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Househacking can be a little complex for tax purposes.You have a primary residence in addition to a rental property.You are eligible to deduct direct and indirect expenses related to your rental property.Direct expenses can be considered items like repairing an appliance in the rental unit  or doing the flooring in the rental unit.Indirect expenses are items are items for the full house that you would pro-rate to your personal residence and your rental property.

Current Situation: I purchased my first duplex back in June and have lived in it the last several months while I am giving the place a complete update (new flooring, paint, windows.. etc.).

I plan on having the house have an open floor plan, granite, updated flooring, new windows, adding some curb appeal - the works. 

You may have something written in the loan documents about the minimum ratio (ie. debt service coverage ratio, times interest earned, etc) that you need to meet in order to comply with their terms, so make sure you have the line items in your financial reports needed to calculate them.

The flooring completely torn out, the place was wired specifically to grow the green stuff, and they had put in all sorts of piping and ventilation systems.

I'm turning around to the community for help, does anyone have any recommended companies they would suggest that offer the realtor.ca listing service for a flat fee, no commission?

I would advise that you hire the services of a real estate attorney to draft the necessary documents in relation to the by laws of your state.

If I hire an architect to help design & permits, get the foundation done by a licensed contractor, have Tuff Shed build the shell (they install it too), and if you can hire out subs to finish up the rest like electrical, plumbing, HVAC, flooring etc.. would self managing the project work?

They do integrate with our tenant screening service so I'm biased but I like the fact they provide options to let the client pick what fits their needs best.