This is just "those people" making sales pitches probably to make some more money and perhaps inflate their head some more.That "Poor Dad, Rich Dad" (whatever) book that I didn't bother to buy because the Amazon reviews seemed to make me think it had too much "upsell/sales pitch.  

I am new to bigger pockets and real estate and am hoping someone may be able to give me a bulletpoint step list of how to go about getting this studio apartment legal.

Hello BP Community,I am helping my step-dad rent his studio apartment in the Bronx.

I also own amazon, home depot, apple, and other individual companies.

I got mine from Amazon and found later that BP offered them.

You have probably seen that Lakeland, FL is a popular investment city these days, some of the reasons for this is that Polk County/Lakeland is ideally located centrally to Orlando and Tampa, we have many warehouses strategically located throughout Polk County, to include warehouses for Amazon, IKEA, RoomsToGo, PepsiCo and Publix which make this area strategic for distribution throughout Florida, not to mention Publix is headquartered in Lakeland, and we also have a large presence for Coca Cola bottling and Juices in Auburndale, FL  which is about 10-20 min from Lakeland.I have been investing since 2002, and my investments are mainly in Lakeland, Bartow, Auburndale and Winter Haven, I also like Lake Wales and Haines City, there is good population growth, and high demand for workers in these areas, of course keep in mind we are in a pretty descent economy right now, whatever you look at, make sure the numbers make sense, and if you purchase something, leave enough room for an economic downturn, I see many outside investors purchasing at higher than normal prices, because the prices seem cheap compared to other markets close to Lakeland, but this can become a trap if the market shifts in a negative direction.

Rents have been falling in the city over at least the past year or so and in the years prior to that landlord concessions were at unprecedented highs (paying broker fees, months of free rent, Amazon giftcards etc.)

Account ClosedSeattle city council tried to pass homeless tax to Amazon, but Amazon said no way.

Cut all unnecessary expenses (cable, streaming options, eating out/delivery food, nearly all Amazon purchases, etc etc etc.

Look at the  bank bailouts and tax breaks given to companies like Amazon to set up warehouses.