Is there a legal way to live in half of the house for a year, move out, and then rent the top and bottom as two units?

I've examined a half dozen websites, and don't see any difference among them. 

We usually have 40+ people where half the room are newbies... so it's pretty casual.

I was planning on renting a first apartment, but the idea purchasing a duplex and renting out half of it sounds like it will benefit me much more.

It doesn’t matter what the building “ gets” if the folks living in it fill it full of trash pit bulls bedbugs and don’t pay half  the time !

One of my clients bought a duplex with VA but did it to live in half.

In my case, I stood firm, the seller attorney finally gave in, practically begged if his client could get half his money back after talking tough and nasty over three calls, and I hung up on him.

I tend to buy in the Southern half of the US for 2 reasons:1) you get much higher year-round occupancy rates in the South & it’s simply tough to earn a good ROI in the North if your place sits vacant for a big chunk of the year2) Culturally, the Southern half of the US seems to be a lot more accepting of STRs regulation-wise.

He would write me a check for half of the difference of his all in cost and appraised value.

Around half of the homes are owned by the tenants.