Tenant vs Roommate - Making a lease.
Hello Biggerpockets,
I just purchased my first single family home in Vancouver, WA. Its got 4 rooms and 2.5 bath. I am looking to house hack and need some help determining what needs to be done in terms of writing a lease correctly. I have a standard format one but it is not WA specific (got it for free after buying a Biggerpockets Audiobook).
I was told that you cannot rent until you've lived in the home for up to 12 months. However my agent said roommates are okay? Also I will be listing it as my primary residence and so will my girlfriend. I however deploy overseas for 330 days out of the year. Does this still apply to me?
If I do need a separate roommate agreement, do you treat roommate just like you would tenants? whats the purpose / difference between "roommate" and tenant?
Thank you for your time!
-Jason