You must be able to think ahead and work backwards a bit.

I was thinking about it backwards.

Work it backwards.. meet cash buyers at local investor meetings, get an understanding of exactly what they are looking for, their criteria.. search for those specifics.

I personally think a good long-term tenant is an asset and if you can you should bend-over backward to keep them. 

And because they already know the depth of the backwards and antiquated mindset they see by so many posting on my topic discussion. 

Search the owner name, work backwards thru property appraiser/clerk if court site.

Candidly, if I was going to house hack, I would work this backwards.

For some reason, I have the idea of putting together a detailed binder of my plan, markets I'm eyeing, different number projections and scenarios, etc. and understanding that binder backwards and forwards and pitching the plan to potential lenders.Is there some kind of 'checklist' of documents, figures, etc. that I can refer to in order to make sure I have everything on hand that I might need when addressing lenders' concerns and questions, in order to convince them on my plan?

City will not allow me to go backwards.  

You need to try to work the analysis problem backwards and figure what is the best rents you can get for the level of renovation you plan to do.