I keep hearing how everyone is investing but it seems as if all doors are being shut in my face.

Did they try to shut me down claiming I was breaking the law?

Ooooh, @Jay Hurst, but you don't have to shut down the line? 

The city's code did not have a category for vacation rentals ... long story short ... after operating for about a year (and our guests LOVED it), we had to shut it down, and we ended up selling the property.

@Amy Leonard, in a way @Joe Splitrock is right and in a way he is wrong, it is not an open and shut matter. 

Quote from @Erin Church: Congrats on getting your first property ready!

We want to do it peacefully, but we may have to use leverage to shut-it down otherwise.We are trying to work out a deal where they do profit sharing.

For a 1350 sqft 3/2/2 .. its ridiculous.. i dont own it any longer ( wife got it in 2004 in the divorce..then lost it to foreclosure in 2011 i think ) but i still think its a lot if money to pay for that house .. i look at that area once in a while just for **** and giggles , matter of fact i was driving around Rotundra with my wife just 2 weeks ago .. she was driving while i was on the internet looking at pics and prices of houses for sale .. we were just buying time waiting to meet someone who wasn't home yet for a craigslist item .. i was looking for a expandable telescoping ladder to take with me when looking at properties and we happened to be down there ( i live in Bushnell, Fl now , apox 180 miles north ) after a church function .. anyway , i saw a couple homes that looked interesting but for the most part .. i would look into maybe partnering with a builder who is lacking some financing and go that route .. or at least look into it .. there still seems like there is plenty of undeveloped land from the old general development days .. i wish you luck and of course God Speed ..Michael Short  

Famous story in Dallas county where basically some church organizers bought a church at the sale. 

Water list ( people who’s water has been shut off).