If you owner occupy the 1-4 unit there are ways around this.

If he handed it off to a full-service STR management company -- assuming a 25% fee going to them -- he'd cash flow $2,235.More detailsThe purchaseWe track the Airbnb laws in Colorado closely and just last year three cities actually opened up their rules to allow non-owner occupied short-term rentals.

My husband and I recently moved to Okinawa, Japan.

@Trent Davidson Be aware, finding financing for non-owner occupied manufactured home de-titled on land does NOT exist, except from private money.

Numbers look great, both units are currently occupied and both tenants wish to stay.

I live in a owner occupied Duplex in Philadelphia which also has a finished basement which is apartment style but couldn’t be zoned as a third unit.

I live in a owner occupied Duplex in Philadelphia which also has a finished basement which is apartment style but couldn’t be zoned as a third unit.

Would advertise year round but would only expect it to be occupied April through November.There is also an RV pad with 50 amp hook up that can also be advertised for rent.

I have to owner occupy it for a year which is perfect because I will be getting out of the military then and moving to Florida to invest full time.

Hi Richard.You will need (I think it's) 3.5% of the total price for the down on an FHA owner occupy duplex, rent the other half.