You're currently at the amusement park but rather than testing out the rides, you're at the wimpy picnic tables drawing up diagrams on what ride would be most fun...or calculating how the machines are built. 

Also, we've been told that these companies will need architectural drawings in order to price out a quote.

If the risk and cost is acceptable to you, you could enter into the contract with the estimated cost as the earnest money deposit being held by the attorney to draw on as the suit progresses. 

My question is If I pay to have a lawyer work with me and pay the engineer/ architect to draw the plans needed couldn’t the seller turn around and list the property once they memorialize that new approved use.

Use the drawing and measuring tool on the GIS map. 

It’s what draws people to a specific market/area/neighborhood.

Let the judge read your detailed notice to cease/quit which will paint this guy as the jerk he is.You are going to walk away from this a much better landlord, and you will draw much better tenants as a result.

I NEVER draw from my 401k.  

Have an attorney draw up these documents.

Architects or engineers can create a quick site planGood luck and reach out to me if you need anything Excellent advice.. rezeoning starts at planning department and works out.. you might get an architect up front just to draw a pretty picture of your wishs  .. in our state rezone is UBER hard and hardly anyone ever tries it.. the state has very specific state mandated land use laws that are quite inflexible..