If you are curious and would like more background info on our purchase of the building you can read this article about it in Crain's Cleveland Business.Here are some renderings for the exterior.

I tried looking up the appreciation rates for a lot of places and every article or report seemed to contradict the previous one.

Lessons from the evolution and consolidation of the hotel industry in the 1950s and 60s are informative in understanding the potential for this seismic growth impacting the lodging industry decades later.The history of hoteling – from grand hotel to international brand:According to a December 2013 article in The Economist entitled “A Short History of Hotels: Be My Guest,” the age of the grand hotel lasted from 1860-1960.

Complaints to the city that brought out an inspector, who tried to enter on Nov. 17, failed and never returned.In such cases, said Robert Weisberg, a Stanford law professor and co-director of the school’s Criminal Justice Center, someone responsible for the property can be convicted of involuntary manslaughter if “a reasonable person under the circumstances would have realized there was some high probability of death.”I'm not going to post the entire article, but it has a decent summary of what it takes for a landlord to expose themselves to criminal prosecution. 

Brandon Turner has a great article on here about it.

Maybe I can offer a couple articles that can answer your questions in more depth.

I could only find a recent article in The Aurora Sentinel but I know I've seen it mentioned on television or in the paper somewhere....http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/aurora-legislat...I believe this is the current law (C.R.S. 38-12-402)http://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-38-property-real...

Hi All,Posting this in light of the BP article sent out today "An FHA-Financed Duplex is an Ideal First Investment Property: Here’s Why"So I already have one duplex. 

Life here is easy and enjoyable :)http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170314/entlife/170319636/http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/03/03/schwarzenegger-focusing-on-fitness-and-fun-not.html

This wholesaling article would be a good guide as well https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/31/ultimate-beginners-guide-real-estate-wholesaling-2/