For dining chairs, web restaurant store has some really nice fully welded metal chairs that are a single piece aside from the seat and back panels.

However, due to the whole area now being deemed by insurance companies as a "fire-risk" zone, I can't find a single insurance company to put a STR endorsement on a regular home owner policy up there.

Yes you need 5 people per bedroom. 1 single person short and the Sheriff will simply leave and you have to start all over again.

I currently am living in a single family home that would rent for 1800-2000$ a month if I chose to rent it long term.

I have a duplex that I originally intended to have serviced by individual heatings systems, but ended up installing a single system that's large enough to heat the whole building.

That cost would have been the same whether it was a single family home or a triplex.

It should be telling that not a single person is coming to Clayton's defense.

I would consider single family homes as well but multifamily is the ultimate goal.

Recently, I was debating whether to lock in the mortgage rate for a single-family home we're purchasing in December, especially with rates spiking recently, or wait until after the next Fed meeting and election to be finalized.

One tip: don't force yourself to stay in single-family, but sticking with what you know best for now is good.