Lien is filed and recorded and then do nothing until it gets paid or property is sold and is paid ..

It's really hard to give financial advice without having a full idea of what you're trying to do (fix and flip, buy and hold etc). 

It seems like your ROI is basically the same in each option, but you are taking on a much bigger project to convert a single family to a four-family.So basic calculations, since we don't have a full financial picture, i.e. what does financing of each look like?  

I don't have the time or the financial means at the moment for that.

I've been finishing up my Financial Planning degree at the University of Alabama.

Long story short, I am in a bad financial condition as of recently.

You can sell on financial method because there is such short demand there is all but no comp's to use for comp method, and if selling as turn-key, yup, financial method will be your friend for sure. 

Is worse than bad credit, criminal records, or low income.

Prices go down, causing financial pain for the gentry.

I have meetings with my lawyer to discuss partnership contract and acct for the financial piece.Since this is extremely new, I am building a team of a contractor, broker, loan officer, accountant, Lawyer and investors.