There’s a smaller hospital nearby and a large one the city up but I don’t think the nearby ones cover the point you’re making.

Most cities have regular real estate meet ups for investors which is often the easiest way to meet local flippers.

The tricky part will be to get the the city to change your property's zoning to multi family (if it isn't already).

In the city of Portland (Oregon) they only allow us to run rental/criminal history if a tenant applicant isn't contributing to rent (if they aren't paying, we don't get to look at their finances). 

As an appraiser I’ve appraised a handful of properties recently that are outside of city limits and operating successfully as STR’s that don’t have the same regulations as the city of St Pete.

I got a call from the Warren City hall and they reported pipes bursting and the whole driveway is flooded on initial reports.

IF the City does not limit to four total, there is a scenario where the City MAY allow up to 10 total units on single family zoned parcel

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

Since downtown development land goes for $30 million/acre, $100k imposed by the progressive city government for a 40 story building permit is a minor annoyance.

Additional Resources to check, 'FYIs', in case you want to learn more about rezoning in the future)-Look up your address on the city's zoning map here to see how properties in your immediate vicinity are zoned.