You may want to post this over on Passive Pockets.

Here's a post I made on "non-conforming" vs "illegal/unpermitted", understand they are NOT the same thing.

Keep us posted on how that situation goes for you.

For VA loans, here are some solid options:Veterans United (veteransunited.com)Navy Federal Credit Union (navyfederal.org)Caliber Home Loans (caliberhomeloans.com)USAA (usaa.com)Not sure if I can post a link here in the forum. 

It can be personally designed post cards or it can be letters. 

I would say the posts above are great ideas to try first before taking legal action.

Hello -I saw your post and wanted to ask how it was going/do you have any recommendations? 

Tyler local, so sparked my interest whenever I see anyone post about the area.Given that your duplex is fully paid off and generating a steady cash flow of $1400 per month, it's understandable that you're having second thoughts about selling it.

There are a lot of good posts on here so I would take some time and read the forum so you can hit the ground running.

Quote from @Nate Sanow: Yes I own two that are near 100 years old and I will tell you they are a pain in the you know what compared to all of my post WW2 properties especially post 1980… layouts are better in the last 50 years and energy efficiency is better and I can keep going… HOWEVER to reply to the other aspect of your question, I’ve found appreciation is better with older properties in areas of the path of progress.