(Investigate the presence of Fortune 100 companies and industry diversity, using resources like metropolitan council reports and broker websites (e.g., CBRE, Colliers).)Affordability: Ensure household income has grown at least 1% YoY for the past 20 years.

It’s encouraging to see so many people who care about other investors and take the time to offer wise council.

I travel in BC pretty extensively and fly my plane up there a few times a year and all you have to do is get a feel from 10k feet at the vast timber reserves in BC ( British Columbia) to realize that CA has so much timber that they can flood the markets.Also Werehouser is the largest producer there and largest producer in he Pac NW so they get it either way.. :)Cedar for fencing though has gone nuts..

We went to the planning commission meeting, they recommended approval to the city council. 

@Becca F.Cincinnati is great,Although they have some restrictions on doing lease options.And the availability of bailiffs to help you with a set out after eviction isn't very great. generaly speaking Ohio is very landlord friendly.Although Cleveland seems to have a very lefty city council.

The demand for properties here is so high that the Puget Sound Regional Council (which directs regional growth patterns) is warning Duvall and some other "far east" cities that they're getting too big.

I wanted to convert my Windsor NY house into a duplex which would have been really fantastic for revenue, but the council refused zoning.

Lots of money in surveying, land studies, council meetings etc. 2-4 years sometimes and hundreds of thousands of dollars in just development fee's.

However, I am weary about the conditional use permit, because I think that this would need formal approval from the City council, correct?

IN my mind this all boils down to what kind of assets you have … if your just have vanilla rentals and your not a slumlord what is your risk.. and insurance is far more important than how you hold title.most people have never been in litigation .. so for some reason they just think hey your sued and going to end up in court.. it is extremely rare for anyone to end up in court.. there just is not that amount of liability renting out little pink houses to renters.. but irrevocable trusts I believe offer protection and same with charitable remainder trusts.. but just having LLC no matter where its formed.. the opposing council will sue you personally that I can flat guarantee.. they wont say HEY this guy is smart he has multiple entities so we cant sue him or her..