Also, there were actually four legal parcels but were on two pads with different elevations.

I'm guessing with an official Lease Braking fee, the answer is no.  

Yesterday I drove to Wal-Mart and got yellow legal pads, a box of red pens, and a box of envelopes for under $5 (Yay for smart marketing)...

If you use carpet use a nicer feeling pad and then cheaper carpet on top.

I work with someone who handles rentals and she pads in the cost of renter's insurance into the monthly payment then pays for the insurance herself on the renter's behalf.  1) she knows it's paid, 2) solves the responsibility to track it monthly, 3) guarantees coverage she thinks in necessary, 4) she carries so many policies that the insurance agent actually gives her a great deal and she passes the saving on to her renters. 

My real goals don't lie in real estate, to me real estate is a launching pad to propel myself forward to becoming the person I want to be.

I've posted my ad on zillow, hot pads, trulia, craigslist. 

Recently, a mentor of mine did a flip in Lakewood and the property didn't have a garage or pad.

There's another parameter you should consider when house hacking and that is taxes, which can make or brake whatever it is you want to achieve. 

You will do at least another 1 or 2 renovations before the market is there to sell, because the tenants in the area are very hard on rentals and if it's vacant then people brake in.