By focusing on effective time management, clear communication, building your network, and implementing a solid marketing strategy, you’ll be better prepared to navigate the ups and downs of the real estate industry.

My wife will also travel down alone to spend a week at a time with our daughter and grandson.

Try to narrow down your options to the top 3-4.

If they seem agreeable, then you can ask if they would prefer to cut the cost down the middle or would they prefer to purchase the supplies and you will assume the cost of labor to install it. 

I have been assured by the head of the planning group that the restrictions regarding bedrooms, parking, etc. will not apply to anyone grandfathered in.

I think it will increase down the road, but right now the town is a bit on the past.

I got my first FHA  3.5% down  4-unit building in Tilton, NH (An hour and a half north of Boston).

That means their pricing tool is designed to price beneath the rest of the market, which drags the entire market down, especially when combined with their algorithm changes a couple years ago that made pricing (IE lower prices) the #1 factor in ranking.Even if you use an external pricing tool, it gets dragged down by the people using Airbnb's pricing. 

Plop it down, make it "cool", bingo-bango-bongo your in business. $250k each, drive $5k mnth each, yup that's 100% doable and ya know it. 

Basically do it in paper before you go down the road.