I would find some motivation seeing how long it takes to stabilize a portfolio and start to see the profit.

Keep up the self education and try to figure out some sort of unfair advantage that you may have.

I was thinking about doing real estate sales on the side as a sort of part time hustle while I'm in school and working my w-2 but that's great to know.

If you do a furnished LTR you will still have to worry about your furnishings and possibly consumables/linens if you plan on providing that sort of thing. 

But the real key is to find motivated sellers.

So permits are not relevant to the subject of this thread for my jurisdictionNot sure if there are jurisdictions that require permits for cabinets or counters but if there is, I suspect the motivation is the fees collected for the permits.So permits SHOULD be irrelevant on this thread.best wishes

Find a good Realtor on here and have them you sort out the best deals in your area. 

It's not fully closed as in drywall, it's sort of a faux wall on our side, but the tenant could open the door on his side and come through if he wanted.

That is the sole motivator behind seeking out these markets and property types.

Some level of protection will almost certainly be provided as opposed to some sort of outright ban.