NathanHale
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Hi Guys! hope all is well with everyone.
I am looking at a house i am planning on buying soon. It is a duplex. One unit on TOP of another. the front doors are next to each other. ( there is a picture down for illustration)
there are steps that lead to the second floor from the right front door.
i realized that if i make a hole through the wall behind the door of the LEFT front door i will have acess to the second floor stairs through the first floor without every having to exit the left front door.
i am planning on breaking that wall in question. it is NOT a supporting wall. I am NOT planning on ripping off the kitchen in the second floor. nor am i planning on combining the electric meters or gas meters. I might want to close the hole later and rent out the second floor after a long long time. I Just want to break a wall to be able to use the upstairs bedrooms.
My questions to you guys are:
a) do people do this often or am i the first one to think of this?
b) generally speaking do zoning/ code officers allow this to happen?
c) does it affect the overall tax status?
d) is it true that duplexes have less taxes than single units of the same size?
Thank you
I am looking at a house i am planning on buying soon. It is a duplex. One unit on TOP of another. the front doors are next to each other. ( there is a picture down for illustration)
there are steps that lead to the second floor from the right front door.
i realized that if i make a hole through the wall behind the door of the LEFT front door i will have acess to the second floor stairs through the first floor without every having to exit the left front door.
i am planning on breaking that wall in question. it is NOT a supporting wall. I am NOT planning on ripping off the kitchen in the second floor. nor am i planning on combining the electric meters or gas meters. I might want to close the hole later and rent out the second floor after a long long time. I Just want to break a wall to be able to use the upstairs bedrooms.
My questions to you guys are:
a) do people do this often or am i the first one to think of this?
b) generally speaking do zoning/ code officers allow this to happen?
c) does it affect the overall tax status?
d) is it true that duplexes have less taxes than single units of the same size?
Thank you