I always request of the water department to forward a copy of all of my tenants' bills.

.- BBB - I think everyone knows about this one- public records - criminal and civil (again everyone probably knows to do this)- LARA - in Michigan this is the department that handles all licensing for trades people.

https://www.har.com/content/department/newsroom?

Per the article above "A debtor (resident or applicant) can sue for a violation of the FCRA, as can the Justice Department.

Which does mean that you'll be paying for drawings/architectural services for something that could potentially take months.And my project truly has taken months, waiting on various city department reviews and responses.In terms of your question of the ARV with no neighborhood comps --  I would look at it as adding a bed and a bath to the total lot count, and seeing if there are any comps (as opposed to an exact unit match).That being said, could you simply add that 300 sq ft to one of the existing units (extra bed and bath) to avoid the adjustment altogether?

Another thing you could do is see what the process would be to get it legalized by talking to the building department of your city without giving them the address and see if it would be easy/make sense.

We ran into many challenges with the city and local/state water departments.

We ran into many challenges with the city and local/state water departments.

Make sure you use the city building and zoning department as a check and balance with your contractors.

Confirm with your local building department, but typically a legal bedroom requires certain ceiling height, egress window and closet space.