Parcel of land question

[jannie123]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IL
I'll explain the situation and see if this is something that can be done. Two homes are owned side by side. One is my primary residence and one is my rental. If I decide to move into my rental and use it as my primary home is there a way I can use (and include) the second home (my current primary home) as a guest house, or for my own use for entertaining or home office or such (not as a business). All put onto the same parcel. But at some point in time we want to sell one of the homes can be separate them back into their original parcels.
Is this something that is commonly done? Can it be done.

 

[FlyingRon]

Why do you want to merge the parcels?

 

[jannie123]

I guess the only "real" advantage or reason would be to have one real estate tax bill primary residence.
The home next door currently a rental is larger and with no steps. The other small home would be like a "second home" for us used for entertaining and maybe a home office.

And, since there are two homes they probably would not place them as one primary residence.

I think I answered my own question. There is probably no advantage to doing this tax or otherwise.

 

[FarmerJ]

A risk I see in having them combined into one parcel would be that at some time down the road the city /county you live in may end up changing zoning rules- ords and refuse to allow you to divide them into two parcels again. Its one of them things where I suspect you may be better off leaving it alone especially if these are older housing units or older area with smaller lot sizes then it would be grandfathered under older rules as to lot sizes set backs etc.

 

[jannie123]

Yes, it is older neighborhood, so I think I'm better off leaving things as is. Thanks