I assume you mean that unemployment was 5.7% not 22.2% haha, but are you just talking Pittsburgh Metro, or Allegheny County?

Hey BiggerPockets Community,I’m Steven Menotti, owner of Menotti Construction Group LLC (KB-1 licensed) and a fellow real estate investor here in the Phoenix Metro area.

Our electric & gas utilities provide this service in Metro Detroit - to avoid utilities being turned off for tenant nonpayment during winter. 

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

This location is in a 1mm population metro area, 230 units, and cost is about $1,800,000 all in.Limits of Insurance: Coverage:Liability and Medical Expenses$2,000,000/$4,000,000 Occurrence/Aggregate Comprehensive Business Liability$2,000,000 Any One Person Personal & Advertising Injury$4,000,000 Aggregate Products Completed Operations Aggregate$2,000,000 Any One Fire Fire Damage$25,000 Occurrence Customers' Goods Legal Liability Deductible: $0$25,000 Aggregate Sale and Disposal Liability Deductible: $1,000$10,000 Any One Person Medical Payments $1,000,000 Occurrence Hired Non-Owned$300,000 Each Employee Employee Benefits Liability$25,000/$25,000 Per Claim/Aggregate Employment Practices LiabilityLoc Class Desc Coverage Limit Ded Valuation Type 1 Self-StorageBlanket Building & Business Personal Replacement Cost Property $2,100,000 $25,000Earthquake IncludedSinkhole IncludedWindstorm or Hail Included 5%Business Income Actual Loss Sustained 24 MonthsPollution Clean-Up & Removal $100,000Employee Dishonesty $15,000Money & Securities - Inside $10,000Money & Securities - Outside $5,000Accounts Receivable $25,000Electronic Data $20,000Valuable Papers & Records $25,000Fine Arts $10,000Employee Personal Property $10,000Limited Pollutant Removal $25,000/$100,000Cosmetic Loss Limitation IncludedEquipment Breakdown Protection IncludedPremium, Fees, and Taxes: BOP Premium: $ 7,760.00Optional Terrorism Premium: $ 31.00Total Premium: $ 7,791.00Key notes:a.

These are country lots 25 miles to major metro.  2 to 6 acres each.  

Like a Texas or many mid western metro. 

One of my most profitable STRs ventures is not in a vacation market but it is a unique experience that is within an hour of a major metro hub.

Which areas of metro Atlanta are you targeting?

Median home price is the deviding line in every metro area.