Originally posted by @Adam Apalategui:In Oregon there are service dogs or not.

Why do you say its bad for the original owner long term?

My weekly podcasts will also help you get a better feel of our market and then might help you learn our market quicker and with more data. 

Like @Tom Wong I'm originally from Honolulu, and have been in Japan since '97.

My original plan was to save up for a year and buy my first home.

Hey @Mike Nelson, never assume anything about STR rules and regs.Here is the STR rules for Oak Park - https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/oakparkil/latest/oakpa...I would call the city and make sure it is legal for a specific property.Now regarding the famous person angle, sure it can add value to the property or as a STR, but for STR use, I would think you would need it to be in original condition with a lot of the furniture and knick-knacks that were owned by the famous person along with a bunch of photos etc featuring the famous person.If you buy a place that has been totally redone but was owned by someone famous but has no features or things that were theirs, then I don't see it being a draw. 

Some of these comps aren't in the same subdivision and the sqft for all of them are a lot less than the original property.

Originally from Pennsylvania, retired from the Navy in 2018, moved to Boise, ID (where I am now), and decided I want to buy my first investment property this year.

All the cheap properties are MAJOR fixer-uppers with no Rent Zestimates - probably because there are not enough rental data points.This one is priced at $135k with only $1,152 Rent Zestimate.

Buying Wayfair through Minoan- I won't receive that data/info for days!