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Concern holding me back

Zack Schlund
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I’m looking to buy my first rental property as a house hack. I’ve done plenty of research and I’m very confident and ready to buy. However zoning laws are the only thing holding me back. I’m not sure how strict they are and I’m worried I am not in compliance with them. Does anyone have any information on zoning laws that could help ease my stress. It has me in analysis paralysis and I want to get past it 

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Joe Norman
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As others have said, zoning rules and regulations are very local so it's hard to give general advice. Talk to someone at the government body that over sees zoning in your county/municipality. Go to them with specific questions about a specific property, listen, ask good questions, and be polite. You will need a relationship with them going forward.

While we likely can't answer any specific questions about your town's zoning, I am curious about what you are concerned about? Unless you're repurposing a property then the zoning doesn't matter too much (assumings its current use is a conforming one).

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