I’m here wanting to ask is New Orleans a year prior to the Super Bowl worth the investment? 

Yes, I hadn't thought about the fact that I would have to re-title the property - way more work than it'd be worth!

Is the political fight worth it?

It's definitely worth considering your time doing your DM campaign yourself vs the opportunity cost of that time.

This year, when I listed it for sale, it got multiple offers, and we set a new record high price of $705,000 for ~800 sf.

It's hard to say if a 60k house is worth 40k or 80k, that's within the margin of error based on how much do you consider condition in your valuation.The % based agent commission model does not make any sense below 100k.

He probably makes over $1 million a year and has a net worth of $10 - $20 million.

If you're confident in your comps, it may be worth discussing with the appraiser or lender to see if there's room to provide additional context or request a review. 

They might be worth looking into.

There’s several others that do mentorship that are worth doing too.