I work for the PO and there’s always talk about closing rural offices and consolidating them with the next town/village/city in order to save money.

@Paul SchaefleI would start by contacting the village and or Hall and see how they regulate and if they do regulate short-term rentals.

Village plumber's son poured thinset down the shower drain and the entire shower floor had to be jack hammered out. 

. , and is close to The Village at Sunriver, a big bonus. 

There are several near me with neighborhood sounding names like "Zellwood Station", "Chalet North", "The Hills", "The Valley", "Overland Village" etc.

The villages are one such story, where some scenic beauty, warm weather,low cost of living and a buffer from the hurricane blasted coasts will cause lots of retired folks to choose it. 

Zip codes to look into:2121721218212072121521205212302120621213Neighborhoods: Reservoir Hill, Pig Town, Washington Village and area close to Johns Hopkins Hospital.

For the time being, I am focusing my efforts around residential deals in the Shepard Historic District and Village area. 

The non-profit is implementing a project called the Teachers village or Educators Village.

The problem is not bringing the property up to code, the problem is actually getting the "village" that's responsible for building code to actually go to the property, tell you clearly what needs to be repaired, then show up again for another inspection.