I would love to get some feedback from other investors who may have dealt with this decision in the past!

The best single economic decision I ever made was hanging on to our starter home in Mill Valley when it came time to buy our next, larger home. 

I merely want to present a few concerns that might help you in your decision.

Originally posted by @Grant Wilson:Lilah, congrats on making the decision to go down this route - real estate investing is the best route to financial freedom.

One thing if you agreed based on the situation but you not knowing about it and only being 3 months….I would at least ask them for justification for why they deserve that after 3 months, and them making this decision unilaterally.

You make some good points and we will definitely keep those in mind as we get closer to our decision.

If a decision is being made to deny an applicant because of these categories then that could be a violation.

My feedback would be get a few rentals under your belt then make your decision, assuming we're talking about rentals, leverage, insurance and umbrella policy should check most of the boxes you're looking for.  

Of which time is the most important part of the trade off, this is Passive.For most people it's not the ability to do it on their own, its the time commitment to makes the decision. 

The surveys have to be presented first at the required Neighbohood meeting on the Rezoning, then to the Planning & Zoning Departments, and finally to the County Commissioners, who have the final decision on whether to allow the rezoning from duplex to fourplex on the pre-existing fourplex's.