I'm doing a live and flip right now and breaking a SFH into a duplex by remodeling one part of the house, then renting at top dollar once the remodel is complete.

Other classic selling points are increasing housing supply in a market in need of it (assuming yours also is) and bettering the community.You can also hear concerns/worries for the people most likely top show up to the zoning meeting and voice their dissent, so you can prepare counterarguments or talk them off the ledge.It's great you already have relationships with members on the council, but I would check if they have to recuse themselves from voting on the issue.

@Penny PengDepends on what they are offering and what are your strategy/goals for this investment.Debt sits on the top of the capital stack as its the first to be paid back. 

Specifically:Share your experiences investing in Knoxville.Recommend resources or tools for market analysis.Help me find off-market properties, turnkey rentals, or connect with wholesalers.I’m eager to learn from this community and collaborate with like-minded individuals familiar with the Knoxville market.

Material participation.I discussed STR material participation requirement in my other post, linked at the top of this one.

What resources do you use to do market analysis and what are the nuts and bolts of using those resources to actually narrow down a location?

**I did not add a management fee in there, but if you do even at $1500.00 your top end you are barely getting by....

Fun fact, we have the lowest unemployment rate in ant top 25 major city.

But the marketing ect was a little over the top for me to get my policy with them. 

The Rental Property Association of Wisconsin is a resource for connections with contacts that own rental portfolios, legal presentations and resources, and contractors.