> It's just not a reality. That's the long and short of it. In-law suites are small apartments attached to a house, not a second apartment in your apartment.

I think I have said that or implied that, twice now.

Realistically, you are more likely to either rent a larger place with more rooms (cohabitate), rent more than one place, or buy. Most people who look to do this, end up buying, and either dividing up a house or extending onto it, or possibly having a smaller guest house.

It comes down to physical availability or financial availability.