The northwest suburbs of Akron are the higher  income areas.  

RM-4.5 zoning would allow for a higher unit count and could provide more flexibility for future development, regardless of ADU policy changes.One potential benefit of rezoning before any citywide expansion is that it might allow you to lock in additional density rights ahead of any potential restrictions or revisions the city could impose when expanding the program.

With current interest rates, and they are at least 1% higher with potentially additional points for non owner occupied property, it is hard to find properties that will allow for positive cash flow after paying the mortgage, if you are looking for money for the down payment from a private lender, those are normally at higher than market and I am not sure it would be possible to pay it off.... please remember you need to take into account that you may not have a tenant for a certain amount of time, a tenant may stop paying rent, or you will have a big ticket item to fix, so I would wait if I were you and save to have enough for the down payment and closing costs and perhaps some money set aside for repairs. you also want to make sure that you have your own emergency fund outside of the money needed for the investment property because life happens ....

Furnished mid-term rentals can definitely pull in higher rents, particularly with traveling nurses, corporate tenants, or relocators.

There is a perfect recipe brewing where inventory is at an all time low, with interest rates significantly higher than we're use to, capitalized by the insane economic struggles that are going on in our every day lives.... 

Nightly rates: Yes, but the benchmarks should also be lower.Year 2 turnaround: What strategies could we implement to project a higher ROI in our second year?

Or, what if the new interest rate is even higher and you are stuck at 6.5%? 

However, I have offered two thingsA)  Higher deposit -  this way the owner's fears are alleviated somewhatB)  Property management - offer the owner that you will essentially property manage the property for them.     

"But rates have been at 7% or higher in the past, and investors still did well!"

You can lend at higher rates or look for debt funds that are taxed differently.