@Drew Sygityes it only applies to owner occupied properties regarding penalties, that is not 100% correct, there are fdcpa violations as well as potential state law penalties that can come into play that can be very significant. 

Leaves an immediate bad impression.Entry Door: This seems silly but make sure your front door opens and closes easily without the need to play around with the door. 

Many of them won't be convinced by facts, such as how much revenue STR's facilitate in and around Asheville, and will continue to push debunked sentiments about affordable housing, but the threat of lawsuits might make them play nicer.

We're probably not going to take the risk if we're busy agents to play that game. 

Maybe talk to the city and see what the process is.Now of course you don't know how things are going to play out.

Without doing a deep dive explanation on this forum, I will say that everyone can play with numbers to create whatever picture you want.

But that’s the game we play. 

I currently live and invest in the area and know my market but many of out of state investors get taken advantage of if there don't play an active role Detroit.

The play book as you described is an old one when it comes to marketing themselves nothing different than what the how to trainer do.

BRRRR in Detroit makes a lot of sense, especially in path-of-progress areas, and rent-by-the-room could be a great cash flow play as long as you optimize for tenant quality and lease structure.