Check out the rental listings on Zillow in Euclid, Garfield Heights, Maple Heights, and Parma... all those cities have lots of capes, and you'll see them listed as rentals regularly.

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Many times the ability to build more units is restricted more by parking requirements than zoning. 

@Kyle Neiswender I had a similar situation happen in NJ a while back where the bank accepted my offer, signed and all, and then it turned out that we couldn’t close because there was a deed restriction on the property and it couldn’t be transferred for another year .

Ideally I would like to open up the space at the very least, and maybe gain a foot in height.

I was able to find a slim one which will fit in there nicely and at the proper height.

For the Shaker Heights area it looks like you need to designate an in-state agent, per Ohio law.

Has eligibility restrictions that rules out investors who own too many houses. 

You might want to check with your plan administrator for this or any other restrictions the plan may have on taking additional loans.

You'll have a code required head height of at least 7'-6" if you're using the IBC and depending on the depth of the structure, which probably won't be less than 12" (in wood) then you're at an 8'-6" floor to floor dimension.You may get clever and do some split level work.