I am thinking of purchasing a 2-family home that has a large walkup attic. The attic has only one exit. I know that the attic could not be rented as an apartment because there is only one exit. My question is: can the...

Hi all,I found a really nice 3/3 2 family in the Bronx in a good area right near my other property.  It's a 3/3, but both apartments are railroad style.  Each apartment has one completely separate bedroom, and then tw...

I spoke with my local zoning office to ask about converting my basement. They explained that basically adding a 2nd 220v outlet is what determines whether or not it's multi family. Any suggestions on how to convert my...

I’m having my house in Minneapolis inspected for conversion to a rental and compliance with the Housing Maintenance Code. Does anyone know if there are specific things the inspector will tend to focus on? When I’ve ha...

My tenant texts me yesterday to say he is finding small bugs in his bed and on the floor near his bed. My first thought is "bed bugs" but I have never seen or dealt with them so I do a quick search for images and ask ...

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I am planning to house hack a two story duplex. Do first floor units tend to rent easier than second floor, or vise versa? I have no preference which unit I would live in, I would just like to fill my vaca...

Hi all. I have a question. I am buying a commercial building, that has a few businesses on the first floor, and the second floor there is an apartment. There is only one doorway into the apartment, in the back of the ...

Hello Everyone,I have a 4-plex that has a spare bedroom off of the second floor hallway. It's 104 square feet, bright with 2 windows, and has no rooms adjacent to it (only the hallway) so it's quiet. I'd love to be ab...

Hey all,I'm looking to make an offer on my first rental this week and was wanting to get different inputs on LLC vs Umbrella policies.I will be using a conventional loan and I was told by my loan officer that I can no...

In Utah I recently came across an interesting building I would like to purchase.   From the outside it looks like a typical 2 ded 1 bath 4 plex( 2 doors up stairs, 2 doors down stairs, 4 kitchen, etc).  However it's z...