I signed up as a pro member of BP, joined a webinar by @Brandon Turner, analyzed a potential deal, have been listening to 1 podcast per day for 6 days a week, have been reading BP articles, started reading BP's The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Investing and Building Wealth One House at a Time, bought 4 BP books, created my BP profile, talked with a California real estate agent, talked with an Indiana real estate agent in referral, talked with a friend who's a real estate investor, asked friends for real estate agent referrals (even out of state like Nevada, Chicago and Tennessee), etc.Bottom line is I'm super pumped about real estate investing :) Just in case anyone is curious, I'm looking for a team of mentors, real estate markets outside of California markets, real estate agents, mortgage brokers/loan officers, real estate attorneys, property managers, contractors, insurance agents and handymen.

My main questions are how do I figure out what areas in York are going to be the best for rentals (high occupancy rates) and if anybody has tips for renting in the student market.I'm really excited to be a part of this community and I hope to learn a lot from all of you!

Do you have any tips or resources on how to evaluate a neighborhood to determine the neighborhood class?

Dogtown was slowly emptying with no businesses filling in the empty spaces where others had vacated (lumber yard, construction office, etc.). 

As for the zoning references above, contact your local county's planning and development or zoning office to discuss what their process for finding out the zoning and then possibly changing the zoning on a location you are looking to buy.

We have a signed contract on a rental office building, closing is scheduled for April 2nd 2018, is it too late to look into 1031 Exchange ?

That being said, of course I never even bothered stepping foot in a bank or mortgage office with my deals...LOL. 

Since there aren't brick and mortar offices there's no overhead to pay before sharing company dollar from those you bring in.

My office is located near downtown off of Fruitville Road.

Gloria,Call the TN Department of Revenue directly, or the Shelby County Business Tax Office and they can give you more concrete answers.