They city required that I replace the best sidewalks in the neighborhood under the program and the cost was substantially higher than estimates I obtained on my own. 

From my research so far, it seems the demand is pretty high in general for STR's, I was also looking at San Antonio but would prefer to be in Florida and Jacksonville is the city in Florida that fits my budget, interested to hear from anyone who may know more about STR's there and to connect with anyone.

Some lenders may also want to see law and ordinance coverage in your insurance and perhaps a rebuild letter from the city stating that the property could be rebuilt as a residential 4plex if destroyed. 

I am looking for someone that is active in this market and can guide me on how friendly or not the city might be to replating these lots and also some one that I can work with on the renovations. 

City National Bank has a $50K grant program for homes in certain neighborhoods.

It is a very easy process, and the city is very helpful.

One is fourplex near downtown of Union city new jersey and the other a duplex in jersey city heights neighborhood.

The city may boost my business since I pay a lot of taxes.....

Madison is also a great city to invest if you're looking to gain equity a bit quicker than other parts of the state.

- The New York Times (nytimes.com)