But when you are really ready to get going, you would engage a civil engineer and/or an architec, and eventually a general contractor/builder.

To take advantage you have to sell an investment or business property and buy an investment or business property.In theory you can 1031 your old rental property into a newer and nicer investment property that you eventually make into your personal residence.

Eventually the PM could no longer reach the code enforcement person and everything just went to VM.

Quote from @Rob Hakes: Remember the 2% rule? 

It's important to consult an attorney and an accountant eventually, but your first step should be to discuss your plans with your lender.

My full-time gig is to invest in income-producing websites (digital real estate) and I'm working backwards to first increase the authority of my website to then eventually rank organically in Google.Given my experience building sites, I personally don't think SEO is as complicated as any agency makes it out to be.

Hey @Rob Williford.

I intend to relocate to the Rapid City, SD region in April/May for work, and I plan to acquire a primary residence that could eventually be transformed into an investment property.

So, that may lead to appreciation eventually.

To be clear, we inherited the house, but there is a complication that prevents us from being able to sell it for a few years, but we will eventually sell.