Doesn't sound much different than splitting / subletting an apartment with roommates. I, for example, can afford the place I'm staying at by renting out the fin

Doesn't sound much different than splitting / subletting an apartment with roommates. I, for example, can afford the place I'm staying at by renting out the finished basement in my house to a friend of mine. Requiring extra income is a symptom of the problem of rent and construction control.