Agents can be very short sighted or there brokers can be... back in the mid 80's 20% interest environment RE was DOG TOUGH>.

Hello Heidi, Broward County's favorable regulatory environment for short-term rentals makes it an investor-friendly destination, providing ease of operations and a streamlined rental process.

Legal advice is  best obtained from a lawyer, that being said people "threaten" to sue in alot of business environments.

Dollars does not seem great, but in this environment few properties purchased at today’s rates project positive cash flow using the 50% rule (so anything positive is better than many/most properties)>I’m keen on putting this “deal” together for a good learning experience.

There are deals in every environment.  

Each of these markets are cash flowing positively despite the interest rate environment.

Take steps to keep the environment quiet and friendly before it

@Eric FinneganAnything g less than 12/2 would be a good deal in todays environment

.- Alberta has a VERY landlord-friendly legal environment, with no rent control and much better tenancy laws.- Calgary has the highest average income of large cities in Canada along with the highest GDP per capita, which also translate to a capacity to pay much higher rents (once the supply is constrained which we are starting to see now)- Calgary also has very good affordabilityCashflow is king in my opinion as it is what will save you in a down market, however you do need appreciation as well as it makes up a larger part of your ROI.

Assuming that we have met proper fire code and provided a safe living environment for all our tenants, which we always do with our properties, would there still be concerns around liability based on the simple fact that the property was not legally zoned for it's current use as a 3-unit property?