Here's the labyrinth of Nashville zoning land use descriptions.

On-line platform allows you to 'sell' the property without as much work as a lawn sign (ie pictures and descriptions, etc) so you are filtering out tenants before they call you. 

I go on Craigslist, BP, and FB with a teaser description like "Fantastic Buy & Hold in (city) message us for further details and schedule a walk-through." 

She noted a particular geographic area near me that was ripe for this type of investment.  

Name of Seminar : Property Investing: "How We Did It" Location: Kiln Creek Rec Center 2801 Kiln Creek Pkwy Yorktown, VA 23693Time: Sat, November 16, 2019 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM EST Description is geared towards buying your first investment property. 

Are there any geographic areas to pursue/avoid (like "east/west of the river" or "south of 22nd", etc.).

According to some of these descriptions a majoirty of buildings would be class D in DC or NY, even if its the most expensive and high end real estate. 

usually between the GIS and the legal description you should be able to figure out what it is, the only time I have ever gotten surveys is new construction, because you have to to get a permit, otherwise unless there is something in question, I see little value in a survey. 

I think I could get it for a low cost, but by the sounds of the description there may be extensive fire damage.

But that's where I came up with the dollar figure above.I hadn't really factored in depreciation into the figures, so that's a good point.Your description of the ideal BRRRR seems like what I generally hear.