(This furnace may be adequate for a house in a warmer climate, but not for a house in Kansas City.) 

With the city contemplating expanding the ADU ability to city wide, is there any benefit to doing a rezoning now (assuming successful) before the citywide expansion takes place?

Given your situation, a property closer to Nashville might be more advantageous for short-term rentals like Airbnb, as proximity to a popular city typically attracts more guests and higher rental income.

You know a similar thing happened in Kansas City (more specifically Jackson County, MO) regarding property taxes in 2023.

They acknowledged that if the tenant wants it adjusted to exclude that area then we'll revise, but they want to charge for the entire space...to them it is an integral component to leasing the yard since the City mandates screening landscape.

I'm in Kansas City.

What is the most liked area in Birmingham to invest? 

It shows how many searches have been in the past 12 months for a city and gives the price range of units in the area.If you choose to contact a hospital ask for HR or if they have someone who specifically works with traveling nurse placement. 

In order to do this accurately, though, it does help to have a team to give you correct inputs... a lender for the financing, insurance agent for accurate policy quotes, an agent or fellow investor that can properly break down the market rents (this one cannot be over-emphasized as this city is block-by-block), and maybe even a contractor to help provide accurate renovation costs.

Cities like Cleveland offer affordable properties, strong rental demand, and solid cash flow potential.