I also had to get it approved by the city which was pretty easy. 

I am still living in Chicago but plan to move to New York in a year or two.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

One of the other factors that kept me from pulling the trigger is that the city has never passed any real STR regulation.

I live in Kansas City, MO, but have family in the Upstate SC and in Charleston.

The platform's main focus is processing mortgage documents in their raw form to extract specific financing terms for all properties in the city.

You can do the same to estimate rents for a midterm rental by going to the Furnished Finder stats page for your city.

https://app.tango.us/app/workflow/BiggerPockets-free-Short-T...The only way to truly stay up to date on your local rules is to pay attention to your local county/city council meetings and how you can participate.

And are you wanting to focus on a certain city/market?

Absolutely, the passive income from owning rentals is great but I also love getting into big projects and seeing the transformation from start to finish@David Jesperson What city/market are you looking to buy and what type of properties are you looking for, SF, 2-4 MF, or 5+ MF?