If your "investor friendly" real estate agent isn't providing you with a menu of services or commission packages, ask for it. 

What would you recommend as the most cost-effective approach to obtaining all the necessary elements for a building permit?

You may be able to market the whole package to someone who may want to wipe out the 3-unit and build a large apartment building with storage units across the road where the gulley is now, where you make a nice profit on the sale plus ruin this guy's green-space entrance to his neighborhood. 

I am looking at a new Goodman 2 ton 13.4 seer packaged unit for one side of my duplex in Chattanooga but was quoted over $7,000 which seems quite high to me from research Ive done. 

I have personally not worked on any of these but it does not seem to be anything too crazy.It's an FHA Loan that can be combined with other FHA products like a 203k.I am a Loan Officer for "Correspondent Lender" so I can operate under the rules of over 100 lenders...I would be able to place this in a few hours with 1 email...We would just have to make sure all the boxes are checked...Energy Efficient Improvements Must Be Cost-EffectiveThe financed portion of an Energy Package must be cost-effective.

In the end, it comes down to the total package for me.

Is there any Business Owner Occupied Element or is a cash flow investment3.

Ever notice how there isn't 1 REI package out there selling on where money will NEXT be made?

I had seriously been considering purchasing the CI DEAL DOG package due to its 'simplicity'.

We also specify the following points to prospects/tenants, either via the lease documents and addendums or "The Welcome Package":The property management company or the owner shall not be liable or responsible for loss or damages to articles or property belonging to the tenant.