So, 400k - 500k sounds like lots of money but if you wanna operate in the 300k+ entry point it get can swallowed up quick.One strategy I'd try is to be a buyer at the auctions, win a bid on a good house, close on it in cash (you should be a great deal under market value) and then get into a delayed purchase bridge loan product which will cash you out a certain percentage of the purchase and supply the rehab funds. 

Purchase price: $125,000 Cash invested: $50,000 I am currently looking for properties for a newly formed non-profit group that wants to supply affordable housing for disabled veterans in the San Antonio, TX, area.We are looking for SFH, Dups, Trips, or Quads to rehab and meet ADA standards for hold rentals for the disabled veteran community in SA.If you know of anyone looking to sell a property that might fit our criteria please reach out and give us some support for the disabled veterans community in SA.

And without getting battery backup, they really aren't comparable to your basic Elec power supplied by the power company......I.E. you have a power outage, what do you do at night?

This tells me two things: Obtaining a variance will be more difficult because there are already policy considerations in place intended to reduce density & (2) There is clearly an over supply of rental units in this area otherwise the overlay would not exist. 

I probably won't supply a mini-split but a portable heater is probably necessary.

Do they pick up or will they require you to contract with a waste company that will supply a dumpster and handle pickup.- If you get a dumpster, neighbors dumping in your bin may be a problem, depending on the location.

Some STR hosts have switched to MTR though with the laws so maybe you just have a supply problem there.

I'd look at crime rates and I'd also look at multifamily supply projections to see how many units are expected to come online in the next few years. 

Supply is lower, interest rates high, and people are locked into there houses. 

These are similar softwares that hotels use to constantly change pricing depending on the demand/supply for the area.