03-02-2012, 09:42 AM
For minimum maintenance an almost guaranteed rental income, I would construct two 600-700sf 2/1 CMU wall on slab units on your acre. Build them tough as nails with basic interior finish. Equip each unit with a 5,000 gal catchment tank with lockable pump house. Supply fridge & stove but not washer & dryer (only hookups) or anything that would require maintenance/cost on your part. Keep the rent just under a tad of the required maximum allowed for a 2/1 under the homeowners affordable housing tax incentive program. Accept county housing and they will be beating a path to your door.