Also you may need to knock on a couple doors, not every bank has the same guidelines for this type of product, the ones that are more business oriented seem to understand what you are doing better. 

Sellers who own more rugged properties are the very sort who may approve of another solution to selling their house in the typical MLS fashion, as you probably know.  

The 3 apartments are in decent condition but will need cosmetics when tenants move out such as rugs and paint.

It's cause I'm confused some people say it's the same as getting an expensive house and some say it's more business oriented so you have limited options.

I don't mean to be negative, but since about 98% of agents are retail oriented it is extremely difficult to find an agent to bring you flip houses.

This broker/salesperson is investor oriented and looking to branch out more as a team focused on real estate investment/investors.  

then tenant or yourself could use a room size rug if cold floors are a concern. 

We run a highly responsive and customer service oriented Class A urban portfolio, and our turnover is 50% annually.

I would not recommend Nashville as a specifically short term rental oriented market for several years until they sort out the codes.However, I own 5 short term rentals in the Smoky Mountain area of Tennessee, and they are killing it, and since the economy out there has relied on short term rental cabin/tourist traffic for decades, it would be one of the last municipalities to crack down on that, if you're still looking for ideas.

Because it is such a family oriented area with awesome schools, you get an extremely high level of owner occupied housing, 80%+.In Sacramento on the other hand, there are plenty of zip codes with less than 50% owner occupancy, so there's simply way more renters which helps keep demand (and rents) high.Another thing Elk Grove doesn't have is multifamily units.