@Mark Torrefiel check with local Realtors to find a photographer. 

The multifamily real estate market is gaining momentum as we close out 2024, driven by easing financial conditions and attractive cap rates, according to Marcus & Millichap's Q3 report.Cap rates have surged to an average of 5.8% between July 2023 and June 2024, marking a 110-basis-point increase from 2022's low and the highest level since 2014.

You can have your own separate space with a side by side or up/down duplex. 

The table stakes are way too high right now for properties that most new STR owners are either overspending to keep up or missing the mark altogether.

Being that you're an agent, you have an advantage in the real estate space. 

Put locks on each bedroom door so individual tenants have security of their personal belongings.You need a really good set of rules regarding shared common space, cleaning, kitchen use, bathroom use, etc.Be very clear about the rules up front, and selective about who you put in there.

I mentioned this to 2 agents and they looked at me like I was a space alien. 

I typically operate within the residential space and have a few rentals.

Are buyers looking for more urban spaces, or is suburban living still on the rise?

When it is a new development, it isn't uncommon to see someone use the date the Certificate of Occupancy was issued - perhaps that marks the "ready", but it still might not be "available".So you can certainly have a property in service in a given year, but not actually have any rental income - but certainly your facts and circumstances are much better if you can actually get a tenant in there, that (should) shore up your defense on that question ever coming up unless you are playing weird games just to get a given in service date for tax purposes.