The easiest spot would probably be the dining room and change the office to more of a smaller dining area. 

Here are a couple of developers you should take a look at Trion Properties, their principal Max Sharkansky posts here on BP, https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/top-5-markets-multifamily-rentals-2019and Feldman Equities out of Tampa (3rd generation real estate family famous for having built the terminals at Chicago O'Hare) who are among the only ones opening up downtown skyrise office buildings to accredited investors.

but working with someone who is local to your market, who can show you their legal documents that they have used, introduce you to a proper title/attorney office for drafting documents...I mean, nothing is foolproof...but that route will have a significantly higher success rate. 

I just got off the phone with Dmitri from Eric Spofford's Office.

Reality is owners do NOT value/track their own time, but handymen and contractors start charging the moment they leave their home or office.

Much like MOrris guy having all recorded docs sent to his office so the buyers had no clue of all the liens etc .. 

You must keep the tenants security deposit at a bank that physically operates a branch office in the State of NC.  

Historically it was used as an office for the previous building owner. 

Right now, I am curious about, but not anything close to sophisticated on, office, especially in the suburbs of Denver where I live.

.- Generally landlord-friendly state, no rent control- Secure government jobs/contracts make the real estate market much more resilient to recessions / major corrections- 15-minute drive to the Capitol of the United States- 4 Seasons- 15-minute drive to Arlington, Virginia (Amazon Headquarters 2 ((2017 announced, 2030 is bringing 25,000 new high-paying    jobs to the area)), Boeing Headquarters (2022), Microsoft Headquarters (2021), CoStar Headquarters (2024), Bloomberg    Headquarters (2017 expanded), Deloitte, and the list goes on)Thesis:Although more companies continue to go back to the office, there will be a shift toward a good amount of workers being able to be in hybrid roles.