I rented my spare room to my best friend up until recently, he was brilliant but even little things felt way bigger because of the proximity, I can't imagine what it would have been like with someone I didn't have such a good relationship with let alone strangers.
Being the landlord and neighbour at the same time thread.
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Soldato
From a tenant's point of view, I used to rent a house where the landlords were next door - we never had a problem, and we didn't check up on them or them check up on us. I can only echo what others have said - get decent tenants and it wont be an issue 
yeh, but its not in the same property. totally different
The way the flat is structured, it's not really totally different, we shared a kitchen, gym and a corridor. It could well of been 2 flats in a block of them on the same floor. It's still having someone else living in and accidentally damaging your property 24/7.
Soldato
I live opposite of my landlord. He owns 6 out of 8 flats in our building. We have no problems living like this and neither do other tenants, all in their 20s. If anything it's a bonus as we can get easily in touch with him if needed. The other day my girlfriend forgot her keys and all she needed was to knock on his door to get in.
You could always insert a door in the wall so you can go into the other house from your living room and inspect them
Or you could get a door which leads directly to the shower room, then find a really hot tenant
"Inspection time"
Woops, have I come at a bad time?
I don't think I could have the landlord next to me, wouldn't feel comfortable
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Soldato
Or you could get a door which leads directly to the shower room, then find a really hot tenant
"Inspection time"
Woops, have I come at a bad time?
You've come at the perfect time
*porn music*
Or you could get a door which leads directly to the shower room, then find a really hot tenant
"Inspection time"
Woops, have I come at a bad time?
I don't think I could have the landlord next to me, wouldn't feel comfortable
Couldn't you just make a peaking hole and then bigger hole lower down to be easier?
Soldato
If you do use an agent make sure it's a respectable one and keep an eye on them.
I rented my flat through a nice chap. He hasn't actually passed any rent onto the land lady since January and he's now disappeared. To make it even better there's no sign of the deposit
My landlady has lost several months rent and has had to replace the stolen deposit money. To make it worse the same agent also managed the flat downstairs for her, and took a 3 month deposit from the tenant.
I rented my flat through a nice chap. He hasn't actually passed any rent onto the land lady since January and he's now disappeared. To make it even better there's no sign of the deposit
My landlady has lost several months rent and has had to replace the stolen deposit money. To make it worse the same agent also managed the flat downstairs for her, and took a 3 month deposit from the tenant.
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Research I would assume
