The time it takes to get approval for the port depends on the efficiencies in both the HAs involved in the process.  

You having an online presence and marketing tool to get high quality tenants quickly and efficiently. 

Now the city is requesting the following:1) Energy compliance documentation2) Mechanical (HVAC) Drawings3) Plumbing Drawings (Hot, cold water waste and vent. gas)4) Electrical (Complete Drawings)What kinds of people do we need to hire for these drawings and plans? 

It is a 3-day seminar for people to start pulling in leads and managing them efficiently.

Yes other cities in other countries have much better, cleaner, efficient, etc.  

For real estate, Buy low, Rehab/repair/ add value/ operate efficiently and manage money/ sell high...I started out by living under my means-drastically-and house hacking small apartments.

By using solar lights for street lights, solar leasing for owners instead of only grid energy, using under ground water to water plants etc.

In your situation, I would say this deal becomes a very poor investment after you move out (especially considering your $392 monthly cashflow, excluding the cost of your time and energy spent managing it, and perhaps some utilities expenses that may or may not have been accounted for here). 

Had I knew how to prepare for this, it would have saved me time, money and energy.

Since they are individual units, I am not sure if they can be bundled into one loan of 5 (my guess is that one loan is more efficient than 5 individual loans), but not sure what the best loan type for this scenario would be.