I'm interested in buying a STR property in Norfolk and looking for an agent that is familiar with the area, understands the STR regulations of Norfolk, and potentially has connections to contractors for light-medium renovations.

In it they discuss regulations for handicap tenants and a ton of other very useful information!

There is no easy way to find specific zoning regulations since it is done by locale but with a little luck you should be able to do a Google search using the key words: STR zoning followed by the locale's name.Zoning laws can always change but I'm thinking that once a locale creates specific short term rental zoning language, they aren't as likely to change those regulations as a locale that has no specific STR zoning language on the books.

Maybe Door County, but that place has a ton of regulations.

I've read that it doesn't have to be somebody local because it's federal regulations.

Risk of recession in Europe and here at home, inflation, war in Ukraine, market conditions + Covid regulations in China ... mid-term elections on the horizon. 

I can tell anyone working with companies to be safe to NOT give them upfront money period end of comment.There are other lenders who do not require upfront money.They will make the amount sound small or not that significant.These companies are professional scammers and the lowest of the low.Real lenders will understand in this climate that clients are skiddish of the being the next horror story around the corner.Once residential became highly regulated many of these scammers moved operations to the commercial side.Unfortunately I find more frauds than legit lenders.The problem comes in with alternative financing.Many banks want 70% LTV and have strict underwriting.The borrower does not want hard money and a bunch of points as the alternative.Instead they want to pay a few points higher and then have a 85% LTV to leverage their money to pursue more deals.This in between area of regular bank money and hard money is where the most fraud is occuring.The clients are desperate to land a decent loan without giving up a bunch of equity or having to partner with someone else.I believe more commercial regulation is coming in the next few years.Whoever you are working with if they are confident with their abilities and who they are working with they can get paid at closing.No closing-no money.

Just like in the movie, "let me get this straight, these banks practically brought down our entire financial system and we can't impose restrictions and regulations on the $700B we are giving them becasue, . . . they might not take it?!"

No recommendations for team members but suggest you begin by going on line and study your state landlord tenant regulations.

We ended up purchasing in South Bend, Indiana due to the lower taxes and more business friendly environment in Indiana.