The new holder of the right of way is adamant that he won’t let me do anything with the space because he is building a luxury housing development further up the road and he wants the space to remain green.

It sounds like what you are describing is more like someone renting your basement space.  

Passive income and retire early, or leave your W2, get rich quick, replace your W2 income - they will tell you that you can have this wonderful lifestyle and will give you insights on how to get there (that you can get from any business book about grit, consistency, hard work etc) and they will bounce around in their presentations to make it look really hard, and then get you to sign up for the five figure training which is 1 on 1.Whats comical is I am in note space and I can name three people who have high dollar training and one has filed BK several times and the other two owe others millions of dollars from bad deals........

Investment Info:Office Space buy & hold investment.

I'm not new in this space and know how to build long-lasting relationships over many years.Is there something I'm missing about the dynamics of hiring smaller contractors (handyman, landscaping, etc) in San Antonio? 

Find homes with extra living spaces or pick a place that has more than one unit.

There is a company that will take common space and convert to BR to maximize rent by room space.  

Most residences are single-family homes under 1500 sqft, with generous lot sizes ranging from 7,000 sqft to 0.5 acres for some properties.Interestingly, despite ample space, vacant lots in this area remain undeveloped with no additional units added.

We purchased the property because the 3rd bedroom is a daylight basement (3 story townhouse) with an ideal space on the top floor to add a 4th bedroom (seemed to be low hanging fruit for a future refinance).

Luxury Plank Vinyl is a durable, long lasting product that works well in most spaces and with most design styles.