renting out PPOR

Hi you all,

Just after some advice. I live in Brisbane and am thinking of buying in a country town about 2 hrs from the city.

My idea is to rent my house out and spend a year in the country renovating and then selling after a year with teh idea of making a profit.

My brisbane home is big in a high demand area for rentals. It has a granny flat downstairs that I rent out for $130/wk.

Now my question is Can I continue to rent out the granny flat and then rent out the rest of the house for say $350/wk? I suspect council would frown on that cos I’m not zoned for flats.

Frankly I think if the house and granny flat was rented out together I wouldn’t command much more rent than the $350/wk. and the tennants would probably sublet the granny flat anyway.

Also do you think there is much difference in rent if the house is furnished or unfurnished?

thanks for your comments
milly