I have a unique opportunity with a single family house set up for student housing. 

My assumption is that we will have to petition for a change in zoning, but I wanted to see if anyone could offer some advice as to what potential hurdles may lie ahead for us in this somewhat unique situation.Thanks BP

Hi everyone,I'm new to the forum, really excited to learn some unique investing concepts!

There just hasn't been a scenario like this on any of the podcast I've heard unique to NC or licensed agents.

The house style is actually unique in this area (though not in the northeast), a tri-level.

This is unique relative to other places I've personally rented (Denver, Orlando, LA and Boston). 

Any other insights that are unique to Florida or commercial I should consider would also be appreciated.

I suppose the answer according to this philosophy is to sell the house in order to pay off the new one faster.This just seems like a unique opportunity considering we already have the house and it has appreciated so much in a hot rental area.

So being a vet if you were trying to maximize your unique benefits I'd say buy a multi family house (2-4) units and live in one unit and rent out the others.

They most likely won't allow as high leverage as FHA in (1), but they'll be used to "unique" situations.