@Vida Novak  survey property to establish if you really have a problem  if its just two city lots and the house faces them.. then I highly doubt access or easement to the property is an issue.In most jurisictions the house is grandfathered in and unless your getting an Alta policy of title insurance.. a CLTA will suffice.. its the owner of the remaining lot that is fubared in this instance.. city will not make you move house or anything else like that.I bought a tax sale parcel once in CA. and the neighboring house was half way on to my lot.. we did have to have a trier of fact make a ruling and all he made them do was pay me fair market value for the lot..  

Yes, I was an in between guy, but I don't need a license for what I did because I remained a principal in the transaction. 

If you needed money at any given point, you could sell one of your units, use what cash you needed and then invest the remaining money in REI, as a private money lender, in some friends on BP and pull in a nice interest rate to offset the rental income of the property you sold.Good luckArlen

You have that process confused with a 1031 exchange, in which gains would be rolled into the new property to remain tax free, but a primary residence is excluded from 1031 treatment.

As such, one could argue that the increase in higher-end inventory will drive up the price of the remaining stock as product will shift toward the higher end of the spectrum.Ultimately, a lot of investors are banking on the premise that the new luxury rental & condo market will provide a boost to values all around -- that a rising tide will lift all boats, so to speak.

the lender was "local" but worked for a well known/national bank and the deal details remained fairly consistent from soft quote to actual close.  

Then make the backyard access a part of the lease of the remaining tenant.  

The buyer may be at least initially getting a buy and hold depending on the remaining time on the lease.

The one tenant who wants to remain lives in filth - I know we don't live there and renter is a renter - but when is the disgusting too much?

She has tried to evict the tenant but the tenant comes to court with a free lawyer and is allowed to remain in the property.