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@Derrick Biggs there was a post about a meet up in Waco a few months ago that you may be able to find in the archives.

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The 2% rule is for ghetto property and the evictions and turnover make it unable to cash flow.

There is a risk of that bank not wanting to refinance after 5 years, either because they need to reduce their loan amounts, the market vaporized (with your equity), or current interest rates make it un-affordable for you. 

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Then you might just do a quick consultation with a land/zoning attorney, again to get a feel for how big of a battle it would be and your chances of success.It's also worth mentioning that, while rare, very occasionally you can sometimes research a property in the Providence City Archives (5th floor of city hall, walk up) and find a # of units documented, prior to the adoption of the current zoning code, and have a valid argument for a pre-existing, should-be-grandfathered number of legal units.I've only done that on one property, researched it in the City Archives to try to find a greater # of legal units in the early 1900s from Census / City Directory records.