It's not earning it's keep where it is and is losing you thousands on lost opportunity every month. 

I’m concerned about the long waits and the timing required to get both my mother and the unit approved.

1) wait until beginning of 2019 … complete and  file tax return making sure you make your net income as large  as possible 2) possible to  add a co borrower to the property that  would allow a loan now ?

I can't wait to make it to the REI Groups in town and meet you all! 

both are bad ideas...wait for the next opportunity

No one builds Class C assets, they just wait 30 years until it becomes one.

She also represents us on purchases, so we aren’t sitting by the phone waiting for our agent to get back to us.

I have 25% cash down payment waiting for investment. 

I’m hoping the landlord will allow us to just pay for the next month while we wait on closing and moving our equipment and inventory over, but I’m curious what they can legally do to make us vacate should they become unhappy with the situation. 

Oakland is like L.A where you have to pay thousands if you 'displace' a tenant.