Then stop in to the building department, but "they'll give you a folder with a checklist for everything you'll need to do step by step. "  is probably only a dream in Revere, but you have nothing to lose by trying.  

I am currently waiting on the Fire Report from the fire department which I should have in the next day or so. 

I worked in the Miami Elections Department for ONE day in the 2012 Presidential election .

I was once creeped out by a lawyer who was a friend of the departing tenant who gave me a hard time about the rent price and the 1.5 months security while making creepy jokes.

If the departing primary residence will cashflow as a rental property, your DTI will be fine once it is correctly calculated, but your current go-to lender might not be fine when she or he learns that you ditched them for an investor-friendly lender that knows how to do basic REI DTI mortgage math. :)

Normally when calling on banks for loans you would want to speak to the special assets or secondary marketing department but its not wise or a good use of your time to go after the top 100 banks.

I suspect this is likely a policy set forth by their legal department. 

A department of our business is wholesaling and we have been ramping up that department due to the softening in our market on the retail resale side. 

Department of Revenue by the local county Recorder of Deeds, so you can call them and get more info. 

For example, if the company is generating 50K in revenue per year (let's say a net of 15K), how do you value this when buying out the partner that is departing?