A smaller group that understood these systemic risks and plowed forward anyway, knowing somewhere inside that they were likely duping a lot of supposedly sophisticated investors, capitalizing on the latest "pet rock" frenzy. 

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

She is a rockstar and has been able to answer any screwball investor insurance question I have ever thrown her way! 

She gave me only 4 stars too! 

Thank your lucky stars that you came across BP to find the truth because Morris white-washes his online presence.Here are links to the Holton-Wise documentary as well as a follow up video: DocumentaryFollow up Best of luck out there...

There isn't an MLS for this property type, the closest thing being co-star but commercial brokers joke that's where deals go just before they die.

That's just my $.02 but I'm sure others have been operating differently with success.As for neighborhoods, West Side, South Buffalo, Kaisertown, decent sections of Black Rock and Riverside, pockets of North Buffalo, maybe some sections of Cheektowaga are going to fall into those categories.

I would work with a rock solid STR agent in San Antonio to see what places are less strict as I know they have been cracking down.

The median home price has more than doubled in that timeframe, but Milwaukee is a fairly linear market, so the neighborhoods have mostly remained the same, but median home price is a dynamic indicator and will always stay current, so you can benchmark neighborhoods against the median for the metro area.Note: in the MF space investors refer to a star rating system. 1 star to 5 stars.

You would need to have a rock solid argument prepared for how community benefit (affordable housing?)