Just recently I undertook to do some significant painting at two of the buildings and my wife offered to help me out.

I imagine there are some people on here that have used small business loans for this type of business or any business in general starting out.

This means they still owe their debts, making their financial stability uncertain.2.

And with all the DIY work I've done, I am a bit attached and ideally would keep this home while moving forward with flipping others.

Very helpful.

This normally would not be an issue but the cost of the water/sewer is extremely high in this area and specifically because the meter is a one inch, the costs are much higher than a normal 3/4 inch on a non-duplex. 

Is this something I have the time to do?  

If he were to submit this, I'm fairly certain it would pass regardless of the consequences of doing so like for example much much higher sales tax in the 13-15% region.  

@Tristan Kelly hope this goes well for you!

I purchased flood insurance on a Zone A property in July this past year on a house that had previously flooded.