I prefer owning SFRs and small multi-units over the larger multi-units for a few reasons:On larger deals you lose control due to the syndication.You can't sell to a retail buyer if rents compress (the value of the property is strictly based on the income it produces).A mortgage payment on a larger building is harder to float if something happens (flood, fire, etc.) whereas I can cover the mortgage on one of my single family houses if it floods, and the odds of all of them flooding are very small.Hope that helps!

It would be dependent on the municipal code of the subject property.

URAR is an acronym for Uniform Residential Appraisal Report, just like USPAP is an acronym for the Uniform Standards of the Professional Appraisal Practice - emphasis on the word uniform in both cases.Armed with a uniform report format developed by appraisers beholden to a uniform code of conduct, lenders from CA can obtain an appraisal from a property in WI and make a decision on the value without wondering what the particular appraiser is attempting to communicate - in other words there is a very real need to keep it simple so the whole machine of lending across state lines goes smoothly.

What zip code is it in? 

According the the GA SOS website Code Title 14 there are provisions to what "business" is.

Anything collected after closing is yours, so I would insist that you keep the 5 days of rent and not have to give it to the seller after closing.You need to establish on the first day you own the property that they need NEW leases and deposits, that the pets are not ok (or are with a fee if you want), and be strict. 

Is anyone familiar with that area code?

If anyone in any of these markets has suggestions on what zip codes I can continue my search please let me know.

Sure, @Peter Walther... here you go: https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2018/estates-and-trusts/title-17/subtitle-1/section-17-104/

Have you contacted the government authority with responsibility for code enforcement, i.e.