4046 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32311

Two nearly identical homes can sit on the same SouthWood street, at the same price — and cost very different amounts to actually live in. This is the one that costs less. Two reasons. First, a detached carriage house, leased to a long-term tenant, brings in $1,200 a month — so part of your cost of ownership is covered before you unpack a box. Second, the financing: this home carries an existing mortgage a qualified buyer may be able to assume, subject to lender approval, at a monthly cost today's new loans can't match. Most buyers choose between a comfortable payment and investment upside. Here you may not have to. The detached carriage house is the rare part — a separate, private space that becomes whatever your life needs. A guest house or in-law suite. A home office or creative studio. Room for a returning college student, or multigenerational space that gives everyone their own footprint. And if you want it to pay for itself, it already does: it's leased to a long-term tenant at...