Whatever is in the existing lease is what is law.

I know in my area/market renovating a garage, shed, basement, or loft area could be easily done because these restrictions are almost non-existent. 

She is holing 51 percent of the company for credit purposes on paper, but will maintain as a silent partner.Our initial idea was to Refi her primary residence to capture the existing 140k of equity in the home and to take that over to our new LLC as starting capital.We have hit a months long snag with the bank who is requiring a co signer as the only way to move forward.

They will make you X-Ray and core sample the existing slab.

I've had good turnover and fortunately chose great tenants in my existing property.

I’m not sure where you’d find an 85% LTV lender as mentioned above, but I’d that exists in the SF market I would sure love to know who’s offering those terms and if the rate/fees are comparable. 

I moved into my existing 2 bdrm/1 bath place 11 years ago.  

Is now really the time to sell existing and buy additional homes using the proceeds from sale of free-in-clear homes as a deposit?  

The neighborhood is primarily single family homes, so duplex transactions were not as plentiful, but they existed.  

Have you priced out the permits and how they differ for a brand new structure (the Boxabl) versus renovating an existing structure?