The relative supply has officially leveled out in recent months, but the actual supply hasn't: last month there were less than 500,000 active listings on the MLS -- down from 1.3 million just three years ago.4.

If it turns out you are grandfathered in, and the grandfathering occurs at the deed level and not the owner level, your house might be worth more than it is worth right now since you own a home that can be used as an STR without the regulations.Mike

Plenty of agents do that are high level networkers.

Not sure what metrics you have used in penciling down this market but make sure you look at population growth trends, income levels, poverty levels, Job diversity, schools etc.

They had moved in a fair amount of personal belongings, mostly clothing, and had removed two televisions.  

My advice would be to level set your expectations of a property first and what your highest priority is and then work towards finding a property that meets those expectations and gets as close to the 1% rule as possible.  

Lot #1 is a .75 acre lake front lot with a 4 bed 2 bath split level built in 1974 with an attached garage and 100ft of sandy shoreline.Lot #2 is a . 75 acre lake front lot with a 2 bed 1 bath house built in the 70s, a 30x30 detached heated garage all on 80ft of shoreline.

I can tell you some stories about how he spoke with people on the phone he never met and he described the clothing they were wearing, their height, whether or not they had a mustache, when they had a morotcycle, what brand motorcycle and even the pattern and color of their clothing.

They were built in 2010 - 2012 and are stacked on three levels.

However, at this stage, I just want a high-level check on whether I might be in the ballpark.