I am first narrowing down on a few States, then get to counties, then to cities and then to neighborhoods - leaning a lot toward the SouthOnce I have narrowed down a few cities/neighborhoods, I will look for realtor agents in that area primarily through BiggerPocketsIdea is to identify a killer agent with whom there is a connection.  

The city or county clerk's office in most cases can give you a map of the property which you may or may not be able to orient perfectly.

Where can I find a map of new construction permits and new building permits issued for the city of Chicago?

City Planning is saying that subdividing is not an option due to current zoning codes. 

in our county if the city water bill is not paid they will go after the landlord to pay it not the tenant and if not paid they will put a lien on your property and it will show up in your title work when researched.

Im from Camden, NJ which is one of the poorest cities in America.

During an inspection by the city, it was noted that the system lacks a backflow prevention device, which is not up to city code.3.

So if he decides he wants it back he can buy me out and I still get my $$.What gave me the idea was our city auditorium was slated for demo.

I'm a new landlord, haven't even collected first rent from tenants yet on a 3 unit in a city of about 100k population.

I assume this would require some sort of formal parcel/lot split with the city if it were allowed, anything else that would need to happen?