Another Way to Divide a House

In my last post I described how the Victorian house I live in has been divided into three units.  In terms of how my unit is laid out, I would say the conversion was pretty well done, with the only occasional problem being that you have to walk from room to room without the benefit of a hallway.  Not all divisions are as logical.  I actually bought a two-story investment property that had formerly been a single unit house, which was split into three units with a total of two bathrooms.  The one unit downstairs had its own bathroom, and the two upstairs units, a one bedroom and a studio, had to share a bathroom.   (See the floor plan.) 

Having tenants from different units share a bathroom apparently worked well; at least I never heard any complaints.  I can say that two of them did have emotional crises while they were there, but I’m sure the shared bathroom was the least of their concerns.

After a number of years when one of the upstairs units became vacant, the remaining tenant said that he’d like to take it over so he could work from home.  I was delighted since I didn’t have to advertise for  a new tenant.  The only downside for the remaining tenant was that now he had to lock three doors when he wanted to go out.