Definitely looking for good off market deals in the Norwhich, New Heaven areaHave you looked at purchasing via foreclosure auctions? 

We found our agent Michael Haas via Bigger Pockets and he was a huge help!

Me not being an accounting guru....depreciation was a bit tricky to set up, however they have a few guides, customer support may walk you through it and searching via google will help you put the correct entries.  

Rezoning may work if the property is right on a residential/commerical zone boundary, but probably won't work otherwise as it would be considered spot zoning.Use variances are very difficult to get because you have to show the property cannot be used for its currently zoned purpose.

In terms of ownership, property can be owned by foreigners via a fideicomiso.   

It does cost almost twice as much as boundary survey but has a lot more detail than a plain boundary agreement.

There is still money to be made but not via a turnkey property.

I am new to real estate investing and thinking of starting off by doing a "house hack" via renting out the unused basement as a short term rental (AirBNB, Vrbo etc) in my single family home which is used as primary residence.

I forgot to mention I was aware of the process because I was contacted via email around the same time as the others....

I'm a travel nurse and have been sending applications via email.