Usually, public safety wins in these cases, but the NIMBYs  are loud and furious and have the Zoning Administrators on speed dial for protests. 

By all means, put their number in your speed-dial!

Hi Michael,The fastest way is IREM report.

Needless to say I've been bringing myself up to speed on the new laws and surprised at how many people are breaking the law without even realizing it. 

Quick story to get you up to speed.

I use a sensitivity analysis as well in my pro forma so I can tell how aggressive I can get or how bad can things get before I consider it a bad deal or lose money.Can't say I haven't lost out on deals just bc of speed... one time I couldn't get a hold of my partner for an hour to decide what entity to submit the offer or hold title in and when I call back the listing agent they had literally just taken another offer.

That is the fastest way to hit your goal.The way to make the most money is to just keep buying and leveraging as much as you can.

I call them "get up to speed" costs.Break-even purchase price vs loan costs including PM, vac, and cap rate work out (for me) @ $240K with 25% down, @ $225k with 20% down, @ $210k with 15% down.If I consider $5k for get up to speed costs (and that the roof is good), that still means I break even in 2 years +/-. 

and help sell a house fastest and for top dollar. 

I'm rebuilding a cheap motorcycle to try to get my speed fix.