Our city code requires a method of egress for 3rd Floor units.

Median income for the city is $86K for a family of four.

Also an experienced mortgage lender at United Mortgage Corp based in Woodbury -Long Island NY, I proudly serve clients across New York, New Jersey, Florida, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Georgia.

The state of Oregon and the city of Eugene both have complex and unforgiving regulations that most often favor the tenant, so it is important that you learn about these laws so that you can make strategic choices now that avoid pitfalls later.Fortunately,  the Oregon Rental Housing Association at the state level and the Rental Owners Association of Lane county at the local level can provide you with excellent resources. 

Enter Comparables: Breaking into a new market within a city is hard enough.

My niece moved from Redwood City to Seattle and was always complaining about the smoke and air quality, even though I don't think it was that bad  Ya I grew up in Silicon Valley and Redwood city is half way from San Jose to SF.

Simply put, does anyone have suggestions of how to dispute this with the city?

All the other subdivisions in the city allow for STRs.

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/doh/provdrs/developers...

It's good that you are interested in Minneapolis since around 2/3 of all 2-4 unit transactions in the twin cities are in Minneapolis.If you want to meet other investors I recommend in-person meetups.