They make this distinction because they do not consider short-term rentals a "lease."

The distinction that makes Chicago jump out on this table is that Chicago's educated millennial population is growing significantly, while the Chicago suburbs' educated millennial population is not. 

The houses you acquire are your inventory, they are not capital assets (tools) of the business.As for operating as a business, whether you are operating as a sole proprietor or through an incorporated entity it makes not difference when it comes to the distinction between inventory and asset.

That should tell you zoning, if there are two distinct parcels, the "improvements" to denote the number of permitted bedrooms/bathrooms.

Analysis is a multiple step process involving 3 distinct areas...market, rehab and property.  

Within each of those cities that you listed (and every city for that matter) there are distinct sub markets that have unique characteristics, so understanding who you want to serve will help you determine the BEST location for your investments. 

Lastly your real bang for your buck and distinct advantage of a duplex is better cash flow and economies of scale.  

The distinction here is there is an open trading market for the major alt coins which means its speculative but there is no in between fraudster siphoning money out.  

Originally posted by @Meghan Chomut:In Canada you are able to deduct the following expenses:advertistinginsuranceinterestoffice expenseslegal, accounting, professional feesmanagement + admin feesmaintenance + repairsproperty taxestravelutilitiesmotor vehicle expensesFor expenses incurred in the purchase ie. legal + renovations - those are added to your capital cost allowance and not deductedThere is a [fuzzy, grey] distinction between a repair - which is an expense deductible in the year it occurs -  and a capital outlay - in which case it becomes part of your adjusted cost base and depreciated (CCA) over several/many years.   

My question/thought is simple:Isn't there a DISTINCT difference in the stigma of the $50,000 house depending on WHERE it is?