In May we looked at a handful of options but the agent we met with said almost all of the buildings prohibit Airbnb use as part of the HOA policy. 

If/when you get a bad/young/ahole Inspector, you have little choice but to go over their heads...usually the Head Building Inspector will do, but once I had to call the City Manager.Generally speaking, an Inspector cannot look at anything except the items that are on that specific permit and are due to be inspected that day...

Start by investing in a SFH rental or duplex and build experience and a track record.

@Daniel MeaseIf #4 is important to you I would actually go offline and build lending relationships locally no fintech is going to really care about you and your business they are trying to monetize and plan an exit.  

I would tell you to build in about a 20% cost overrun on the flip to just give you some space.  

We have posted we have a strict no smoking and no pets policy in our two unit building.

Being an agent really helps investing and building your own portfolio.

So this determines if you’re putting down $2.4 on a more expensive building or simply looking as close to $2.4 as possible.).

I've considered building and renting single or multifamily, but do not currently have the resources for it, so I'm taking offers on it.

Does a property appraise for less or have less rent if there is a commercial building across the streets from it?