The seller has an open permit for the patio that's not up to code.

Namely for starters, they have professional codes and requirements that force them to pass on investments they would like to buy themselves. 3) I would draw a clearer distinction of sort between "working" and "investing". ;)  Some people just don't have the entrepreneurial spirit or tolerance for risk or etc and thats okay.

You have to target motivation and start making calls, foreclosures, tax delinquent, code violation properties. 

Austin Business Journal released an article this morning titled "Austin City Council moves to tighten reins on short-term rentals"Political Significance: City council voted to approve an amendment to be drafted to City Code that governs STRs.

The City.......or News paper.....preforeclosures, dissolutions, probates and code violations

Even if you read every line of the local codes and ordinances, what it says on paper and what happens in the real world don't always match.

you can search by any KC Metro zip code and find whats current.And at Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors we have quite a few real estate events that are posted on our calendar - weekly and monthly meetings. 

.- Participate in areas of the U.S. federal tax code that are considerably more favorable than the ones I’ve been governed by to this point as a W2 employee.- Network with like-minded investors and learn something new that stimulates a part of my brain that I don’t often use at my day job.- Make a positive impact on my local community.Thanks to the BiggerPockets community for the great information and support!

My CPA is telling me that because this is a duplex, it might be "aggressive" to file half of the property as a STR and the other half as a LTR and I could be targeted for an audit since this is a gray area of the tax code.

Stay Zip code specific when looking at rental comps in Greater New Haven; it matters a lot for rent prices and value, especially in cities with multiple zip codes.