Second, the height of the railing is a little shorter than code allows, or I am comfortable with in a rental.

Send them a keypad code or key box code.2. 

If you were investing  approx 50k in an MTR in the DFW area where would you invest (zip code, cities) and what would you buy (condo/townhouse/SFH)?

There are provisions in the code that allow that.The key to a consolidation exchange is that you want to cluster the sales as close together as possible. 

Zip code 27801 has, according to this article Where N.C. mortgage holders are underwater on their home loans, a state-high 10.9% of home loans considered "seriously underwater", Q1 2024.

He rented out both units, but when the bottom tenants complained about an issue with code enforcement, the city shut him down for zoning and property use compliance.

Quote from @Matthew Ginsberg: This may help: https://www.mdcourts.gov/html/courtoperations/pdf/district11...

The taxes are high and their building codes are strict to ensure the homes stay historic looking.Note: You can definitely open an AirBnB in Cleveland but it would have to be a condo downtown for $240k or so that allows it.

Possibly I can source some deals from some code enforcement people and other creative places I can think of, but that will take some time and bird-dogs.Need help with finding deals, networking whether it be with other REIs or REAs, attorneys, financial planners/funding, confidence, and knowledge.I am determined and willing to work for this.

Better interface that is more intuitive and easier to automate, while VRBO hasn't been redesigned since 2005 and I have to click around a lot more to find the basic info I need to prepare for the booking (set door codes, automated welcome messaging, etc).