In this situation we needed to prove to the county that the home was worth less than tax value so I walked the home with an appraiser, was able to show how much work needed to be done, provided documentation from my contractor.

Agents sell real estate, they don't manage it.To prove this, ask any agent if & how they will GUARANTEE their screening recommendation! 

Can I do something immediately to ensure it is not lost...The last one is a wild card and is a risk adjusted play...If I found the limit was 2 years, and I knew that the site was vacant for 5 years I would ponder who else actually knows, and can they prove it?

I immediately started studying and multi fam was my chosen niche, so duplex it was!

I truly believe that anything is possible and want to prove that by doing extraordinary things.

I also have fought several other appraisals and won them by proving to the appraiser that there were better comps in the area - sometimes they will concede, sometimes they won't. 

Before you get in trouble study the landlord tenant laws and Fair Housing Act.

They have a dog in their unit without any deposit or any paperwork that proves it is a service animal.

One question that a lot of real estate owners have in regards to Cost Segregation Studies is the percentage of assets that are reclassified from a 27.5 or 39 year useful life into asset specific useful lives (typically 5-15 years).

Following BRAC has proved helpful to my brokerage business (commercial).