I have a unique property, it's a 4 bedroom home with a lower level having a few small commercial offices and then there's a 22x35 oversized garage. 

[crawling into my office closet while alternating between sobbing and laughing] 

A good attorney is going to cost you $350/hr in office and $450/hr in court.

Your local county assessor’s office determines whether appraisers can count the square footage, finished or unfinished, as part of the GLA.  

We meet with the tenants at our office.

We like residential and want to do more long and short term rental but are becoming more and more interested in commercial like industrial or office.

It's also a fluid situation as banks are constantly being acquired or merging so paying close attention to which banks these loan officers move around to is generally a good indication of which banks are going to offer the most aggressive terms.

Quote from @Suzette Rodriguez: Now that elections are over how will the new president in office effect the real estate market?

Hi @Casi RiceThe most effective Agents and Loan Officers are ones that are investors themselves, highly communicative, and are a valuable resource hub.

Maybe it's a non-profit who wants to turn it into a community garden and somehow got a grant and greased some wheels in the planning office?