I'm not worried about appraisals (buy and hold) and I have an architect in the family.

@Megan RoyWhat it sounds like this was a duplex, converted to a single unit and then converted back to a duplex and the jurisdiction rejected it noting it cannot be converted back.This usually is picked up during permitting phase but ask any developer and they will tell you the jurisdiction never takes any responsibility for a screw up or missing anything and push it back on your architect.

Maybe getting a local GC or architect to sign off on it? 

I am looking for a trusted and reasonably priced architect in Atlantic City to basically sign off on my fire escape.

So far I've gotten a 15k quote for architect/engineer, and contractors 'pall-bark estimates' (they cant give firm estimates without a formal plan) from 250 to 500! 

A friend who is a student architect drew the floorplans below.

Create a new holding LLC and sell aggregate units to itRefi, buy out the old mortgage, and transfer all debt to one of the unitsOr......Thanks,PeterBoston, Investor, Developer, Architect

Advice is to partner up with a GC or architect or other Realtor and make a deal.

I’m a Nashville native and my dad is an architect and contractor in the area.

The bigger potential is if you can pay an architect or young designer to do a computer generated virtual showing to drum up interest while you're still rehabbing