When your tenants ask you to fill out some forms or documents, and you have to send them to different department, or different organizations, do you charge any fee to your tenants?

@Roy Palmer one of the big things to be aware of is you can not use the income from your "departing residence" when going for a new FHA loan, unless you are moving more than 100 miles.

Department of Agriculture report, foreign investors own more than 1.7 million acres of Alabama agricultural land, which is the third-highest amount among U.S. states and represents 2.7 percent of all privately held agricultural land in the United States. $1.1 Billion for BusinessesAside from residential and agricultural property, Alabama has sizeable and growing investments in businesses owned by foreign companies.

First have a talk with the local planning department and zoning to confirm that this land can be subdivided. 

Then I would make sure the zoning will allow you to add the additional sites and get that in writing from the zoning department.

Due to the unique zoning of the property, I made an appointment with the city permit department to learn more about the zoning benefits of the property.

One of the reasons that the city is probably being illusive with regards to the timeline is because it really does, truly depend on where the property is, what overlay districts you are in, which departments are triggered by the scope of work you are trying to do, and what your scope of work actually is.

I recommend calling the building and safety department to ask this general question.

My struggle has been in the capital department.

Once you find something you want to buy, check with the zoning department to see what you can and cannot do with it.