In addition, solar requires monitoring to ensure that it is working fine and the solar panels need cleaning every few months. 

Reason is renters will likely have kids or pets or both, all of which can be very hard on floors.

So, we recently came into some cash and are in a good position to make some additional real estate moves...trying to pick everyone's brains for some advice!

Is there enough room to add an additional bedroom and go from a 3/2 to 4/2 (that's more rent per month)?

Additionally, both property prices and labor prices are generally low in these areas.

I would love to get the opinon of other bay area folk who have considered this and/or doing it.Heres my thought process--> 500K equity in current home--> sell home--> find a househack in either Oak, San Leandro or Alameda ( sticking to these areas because I want my kids to remain in the school they are in).

Probably their duty to hold the last months rent as it “has not been earned” at this point.....your duplex could burn down, flood, etc and not be habitable.Good luck having no tenants, let alone college kids, not smoke pot.

Build with an additional dwelling (detached casita/studio or in law suite)3.

I will add it to the next post.Previous owner started the trash out without using a dumpsterNotice the closet, ceiling and wall are all B L U E !!

You could just have a base rent based on the total sq footage and then have a break point to pay additional rent above certain annual sales.