MTR can often bridge the gap for you between higher rents and city regulations on STR.Also keep in mind you'll probably get very few answers that say they lost their shirt and pants buying the wrong STR. 

The apartment would most likely be classified as a condominium in the US; individual owners and renters of single family homes/units in a multi-story, multi-unit building, with security, facilities, and common areas.To the point: My landlord has informed me he is raising the rent by 8.5% upon contract renewal in October, but read on.Dubai has government regulations concerning rental increases.

There are so many laws and regulations to know and understand so you don't accidentally step in it so having someone that knows those and keeps you updated as they change could help.

@Brandon Gidicsin did they say how they handled the instate contact part of Rhode islands real estate regulations.

Now, consider some solutions: submetering is an option, allowing for individual usage tracking, but be cautious about upfront installation costs and regulations.

To elaborate, there are statutes and administrative regulations (found in Fannie/Freddie guidelines) that provide a laundry list of exemptions from them calling the loan due to a transfer in title (EG divorce, death, inheritance, asset protection/estate planning).It sounds like they misunderstood your question as you asking that you wanted to transfer the loan, which you've obviously clarified on here. 

The basic steps would be: 1) Buy Land- (up front cost) make sure you can build what you want ahead of time by talking with an experienced engineer/architect familiar with local codes and regulations.

I'm accustomed to the regulations on LTR, but not sure about MTR.Are there any resources you can recommend?

And groups that want to stay fully compliant in the SEC regulations tend to only work with Broker Dealers and disclose estimated commissions on their Form D.  

Regular construction loans may have varying loan to value ratios depending on the loan program and lender regulations .