We also added a small concrete slab to the backyard to create a space for the option to setup a patio table outside.

It only takes a week or two to get an entity set up. 

Hey @Brian Kantor I work with Private lenders in Detroit and I have set up something similar in the past.

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After talking to zoning we learned that the property was allowed to continue as the Triplex setup even with the new zoning and this one had some special permission to have other work done too.

@Mario Casarez hey Mario - your HELOC might take 45 days to get processed up front, but once its set up you should be able to request immediate draws at any time.

Each city is set up a little differently so it might be under the umbrella of a different department. 

I do not have any entity set up already.

If your interested please message me and we can set up a phone call session as I would like to practice my verbal delivery.

I took a check one time, because I happened to be at the property and was going to the very bank that the tenant was on their way to for the deposit. 75% of our tenants pay electronically online, and the remaining 25% go to a local bank where we have a tenant access account set up and make their deposit that way.