Hi @Paul LaSpina, as others have said, it's possible, but can be difficult. I

Personally if a tenant becomes too difficult I give notice to terminate lease. 

All my experience with zoning thus far affirms the difficulties you're describing. 

Indeed, it is a great start to the new year for me.Just wanted to share a personal success:I have been searching for ways to obtain an absentee owner list for my direct mail campaign, but was having the most difficulty as I needed to find a list for free or relatively cheap.

If it is not the property I am thinking of, I suspect you will still have difficulty executing your plan without any City asking questions.  

I have worked at the Dry Cleaners for almost 5 years as its was my first Job out of high school and an easy one, but the potential for a substantial increase in income is nill due to the limited hours and potential for the business to expand.I was taking classes at College of San Mateo to pursue a degree in Physics, however, due to financial aid issues and my difficulty with Calculus, that has been put on hold. 

Later my realtor friend told me he does not like properties without basement because it is much harder to run pipes and a lot built underground and hard to fix.This does not deter me from looking into this kind of property in the future, just need to check conditions and weigh price against potential difficulty in repairs

As for the pitch, basically I can offer them relatively quick and painless way out of their financial difficulty.  

I’ve been looking at the Fort Worth area and have found that trying to follow the 1% rule is becoming more and more difficult. I

We acquired a 4300 sf restaurant building that sits on a one acre lot on a major freeway in Houston Because of the size and hence the cost, we had difficulty finding a strong enough single tenant (we marketed at $1.90/sf modified gross).