However, nobody answers their phone down there, and I've literally called 10 different companies (all during business hours).

There was some leaking in the basement when it rained (literally every property I have purchased has had this issue because most landlords had slumlord PMs working for them) and I fixed that issue on my own using mortar (it costs under $2.50 a bag at Lowes). 

If you are literally starting out, don't have experience, contacts, and maybe are not able to get a construction loan.

Updating codes can literally kill your cash.

I am not sure why you have such a problem with it because it was literally just launched two weeks and a day ago.

Keep pushing, 6 months is literally just the first little sliver of time.

There is one street a few hundred feet away that has 5 three unit triple deckers all side by side and right across the street are some brick 4 units that I believe are owned by the town for elderly/low income housing so why would I not be able to convert my two family, literally across the street, from a two to a four unit?

Its 30 seconds from the middle school and 2 minutes from the high school literally.

I should mention too that of his abundant materials he was so proud of and shared with me, about 10% were great (he's made some great videos for sure and had a few very helpful handouts), the other 90% was junk, non-related (much of it was for realtor's) and his dropbox files were literally like sorting through a hoarder's attic.

In the case of the one im .ost interested in, the post is ON the property line (the marker is literally in front of the post).