From page 730 (emphasis mine): "All non-business tax deductions and exemptions that were temporarily suspended by the 2017 tax bill should be permanently repealed, including the bicyclecommuting expense exclusion, non-military moving expense deductions, and the miscellaneous itemized deductions.23 The individual state and local tax deduction, which was temporarily capped at $10,000, should be fully repealed.

Upgraded kitchens, bathrooms, and other items that hadn't been touched for years What was the outcome?

You just have to handle cleaners and maintenance items. 

., flushing the wrong items).Also, make sure you do a walkthrough yourself prior to filling the unit.

So far, we have received this advise from appraisers in the Maple Heights area: 1) Attach all offers so the next appraiser can better understand the market value, 2) Provide a letter from the Maple Heights Building Department discussing the addition of the egress window making the bedroom conforming livable space, 3) provide comps for similar properties sold in the Maple Heights area (these do not have egress windows), and 4) create an itemized list of improvements and cost for renovations to the property.We are grateful to the Bigger Pockets community for their advice as well. 

He should be familiar with doing developments that you are looking to build and give you ballparks for each line item if not find one that is able to do that.

Probate in CA is another item last I've heard its around 46K fee for a 1 mil gross estate.  

It is a rare off-market property that does not involve work and/or have risk items.  

Companies and even military bases can close down and move away, but this is highly unlikely with state University. 

If I were you (and you meet the items listed above), I would definitely still move forward with licensing since you already have the property.