I haven't confirmed but I'm fairly certain that the basement isn't considered "habitable space" per city guildlines since it only has windows with proper egress in the kitchen area.My question is, how should I go about having an evaluation done to determine what I would need to complete to have the space permitted for renting without drawing unwanted attention that could have city inspectors knocking out at my door doling out violations?

I am reaching out to the Big Pockets Community humbly and full transparency for your knowledge, experience and support.Here are my vitals: the two properties are in my name, the condo is worth over $350K, the row house is worth over $250 both conservatively, they have at least $150K in equity and both are cash flowing very modestly and I have a fico score over 620.I am cashed strapped, had a low credit score, didn't have the knowledge and didn't make the time to move forward.

This is applied as a direct principal payment.Good test to see how easy they are to work with on household projects.This gets an early vested interest in the property, which is the primary principal of this plan.Require reading “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”Must create a habit of reading for 15 minutes every day until the book is done.This helps lay groundwork to understand much of the management process expected.

., keep in mind that this person can be a vital part of your team for years to come... or vice versa! 

Which is vital when you're working to get jurisdictions on board to something that's a little unorthodox.

Just trying to make sure i'm not missing anything vital so I don't get into a terrible situation.

We recently discovered that the tenant came back with a bogus complaint basically marking all items listed one being a place not "habitable".

As for withholding rent because repairs weren't done in 24 hours, it seems silly to me as long as the house was habitable and you did your best to get someone in immediately. 

You are younger and see the trends as your friends buying habits are shifting.

I own a flipping/wholetailing business to pay the bills and to pay for my rental habit.