But, for example, projects for me that must be approved by City of Austin, it requires usually 2-3 more submittals than a typical City because of their "pickiness" and difficulty.

Most cities are now taking submittals electronically and so there is no permit running like their use to be.  

"This is not who we are," a parent of a horrible child said to me recently after their kid deliberately smashed my child's robot toy and got caught out running up to a disabled child and making fun of him repeatedly. 

Compare this to any city and the Midwest and it becomes even more impressive that Columbus is exploding right now....we're the only city in the Midwest to experience growth during COVID-19...still retain AAA Bond ratings across the board, have a maxed out rainy day fund and a windfall of tax revenue.Columbus is becoming a hotbed of tech startups to include Olive (AI), Cover My Meds, Root insurance, and Path Robotics...Sequoia Capital has entered our city and providing venture capital for the first time in its history.Bottom lineProperties are still very affordable when compared to national pricesRents are starting to keep pace with purchase priceTop 3 landlord friendly state with no legislation on the horizon to change thisExplosive and sustainable job and population growthUnbelievable appreciation...30% year over price appreciation in entire zip codes is commonOh, and we're insulated from natural disasters...plenty of fresh water...and improving infrastructure 

The law also stipulates that upon receipt of submittal to plan check, they have only 60 days to approve the plans or the plans are considered "approved".

I'm sure there's a lot of legalese behind a lot of the questions, but at the end of the day if a doctor can connect to robot in another hemisphere to conduct a vital surgery - there's no reason buying a property should involve this many moving pieces. 

From those 40+ notices only one neighbor came to us to discuss our plans, and in the end they were pleased to hear that my brother and I would be staying in the neighborhood, after that ice breaker we went to our most immediate neighbors and gave them a hard copy of the submittal.

All are in some progression of application submittal or approval. 2 have already received funding for prior months but had to resubmit documentation for further funding.

I identify with the old school and sure as heck appreciate someone reaching out to me if it is authentic outreach and not canned robots.

I would develop very thick shin, and leave your emotions at home, almost become a robot when it comes to dealing with tenants and becoming a landlord.