Most real estate investors are probably not as protected as they 'should' be, but most will also probably never deal with a claim.Talk to an attorney.

When you run property management numbers - they get 'ugly' real fast.Lets say you buy a long term rental and it rents for $1,200/month, and if you financed it, it costs you $900/month for a fully loaded (Principle, interest, taxes, insurance) mortgage.  

If you have any questions or need advice related to real estate or financing, feel free to reach out.Best,Drago

At this point we are not able to find a solution except that we need to hire a lawyer which will add to the cost.

It's been pretty tough to find anything that cash flows lately, so we're going to move ahead despite this after being told it's not an uncommon situation in this particular submarket.We'd like to try and up zone so that it's no longer non-conforming.

Quote from @Sara Kumar: Go to YouTube and search for "real estate negotiation training," and you'll find plenty of videos.

I have a long history in real estate first being licensed in 2005, then went into financing, back to real estate all while owning my own hospitality business for over 12 years as a single mom of two, building it from the ground up.

In real life, it's slow-going and in my experience rents are lower than it seems like they should be.

I'm genuinely curious – why aren't real estate investors proactive?

That’s a great milestone and an exciting start to your real estate journey.