This is also why you will see most deals in the not so favorable areas as it is easier for them to prey upon those sellers.

@Henry Clark When counting units and sizes in step 1, should climate controlled units be excluded if someone was to only target the non climate controlled drive up market?

Like many in the STR community we has switched our target from STRs to Boutique Hotel investing.

What financial targets do you have?  

Ask them how well they know the neighborhoods in your target market.It all boils down to their experience working with out of state investors.

The subgroups are usually smaller and easier to get to know people.

BRRRR is much easier doing commercials.

We were thinking about this now because it's hard to find good deals in our price range, so thought it might be easier to put it into a bigger deal but sounds like that's not such an option. 

But I strongly urge anyone to always get Aldermanic support before proceeding because it makes life--and the entire project / process--a whole lot easier. :)IN SUM: Based on what you've shared, it sounds like you won't need to rezone if you just want to build a duplex.

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)