You will find resources here from blogs to pod casts and forums.

To original poster as far as leveraging there was a great article just written in the BP blog on it.

any prior blog or metrics on how the trends appear for Multifamily units to be converted for STR purposes would be helpful. 

This is a great forum with very knowledgeable members that will help to guide you in the right direction.If you haven’t been to it already, the Bigger Pockets blog features links to their fantastic podcast and many great articles: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/There are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

I try to be consistent and I'm just trying to go in and pick the best in the field.BP article - https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

In all cases I've found, the math works out that it makes more sense to invest post tax dollars in real estate rather than pre-tax dollars in the stock market (article links below).

I like Nerdwallet articles to tell me which banks have the highest paying savings accounts.

Huntsville wins 500 jobs building America’s next-generation missile defenseGreat article.

Perhaps you can move this to the member blog section where a lot more BP members can capture?

I have a really good blog on my website that talks about the risks of buying something on a non-conforming lot.