Arturo Borges if you have a hard time getting in touch with the particular municipality and the correct contact, I sometimes go to the building department very first thing and wait to talk to the plans examiner or permit technician (especially if it has been in process for a few weeks)

For that all you need is to go on craigslist, there are thousands of landlords advertising that they have a huge problem they need you to solve, namely...vacancy!

Waiting to hear back. 

You dont want to end up waiting until the 29th day of a 30 day due diligence period to get what you requested. 

It seems most of the leasing brokers I've worked with sit passively waiting for someone to lease the space rather than actively seeking new tenants or national chains looking to expand. 

do I have to wait to refinance?

Regarding leaving it as is - well, the tenant has moved in already, so I will definitely wait with further job until the next turn-over.

However, the triple-net lease landlord is taking a risk that the tenant will stay in business for the length of the lease, and that there will be a waiting buyer.

I suspect that based upon cash flow from the current properties, it would take at least 1 yr to have the capital to get into another turnkey SFH. 1 year seems like a really long time to wait.

Waiting to hear back.