My guys tells me to prune them every year due to their size.

There should be a breakdown of minimum lot size , setbacks required from property lines for the building envelope on each lot, min road frontage required etc etc etc..That would be the place to start to arrive at a conceptual lot yield for your piece of property...There are many other factors that could also come into play in determining your yield but getting familiar with these ordinances will lead you in the right direction..

@christine @Christine Prelaz depending on the size of the project you're looking to do, I interviewed a residential and small multifamily broker on my show.

Seems like "rice" is the size you want for the automated feed screw.

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Also the deal size you are talking about.If you have say 100k to work with then small balance retail condo,office, or say an old town building might work for 100k investment.Those type of properties you have to work harder for yield.My clients tend to buy properties in the millions to tens of millions in price so cash flow is a consideration but secondary usually to passiveness of the asset, equity growth long term, and high quality location for wealth preservation.   

This is over sized for a stackable but too small for a side by side.  

Your share will be determined by the amount of space you rent in relation to the overall building size.  

Also, I've yet to see, or even hear of any law regarding size of EM.

But, depending on the size of your portfolio (more than 5 units ish), ask your agents to look at this as a commercial policy and be creative and they should be able to give you a few separate options that can save you especially if they provide a shared liability policy.