Were permits pulled, and inspected, for the conversion?

Its generally easier to get permits for a new house , where there was a tear down , the water line is in place , the sewer is in place , and the electric is there .

Not sure how it is set up, but if everyone uses on-street parking, then you're likely out of luck, like rows of units with no driveways (which I always see permit parking around here).

As to your point, I don't really see any reason why the prospective investors broker-dealer, CPA or tax lawyer would hesitate to certify accredited status.

It sounds like a great networking opportunity..if time permits plan on attending and you can meet a lot of fellow RE individuals.

Property managers are very good at screening and qualifying prospective tenants, they know how to deal with tenant issues, they understand the local and state laws, and last but not least they save you time to to other things (live and invest).This doesn't mean that you couldn't manage your own property but there are very few reasons to justify not having a manager.Post any other questions you have.Continued success!

Properly permitted and within local noise ordinance hours of course.Other than that paying them to leave sounds like the quickest option.

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We also make it very clear to the tenant that they are responsible for any damage to the window itself arising from fitting their air conditioner.Many of our retrofitted properties have heat pumps (and hence A/C), in those properties we do not permit window units.We also tend to use casements when replacing windows, which are not conducive to window AC units .... though I've seen folks try.

Having said that if it burnt down or we wanted to do a major permitted reno I think we would be out of luck with the city planning dept.