2) If I plan to remove the structure and bring it to code, who can I contact to help measure the house and point out what needs to be removed?

I would recommend developing a business plan, setting up metrics to measure results and adapt accordingly.

Those programs are good for someone who has had some measure of success in the industry and needs to expand to the next level (IMHO).Good Luck in whatever you decide to go with.

If you are on the West Coast, however, I think you are SOL - West Coast Cities appear to be tanking in every measurable metric for Real Estate Investors...- Is it fair to apply the same CapEx and Maintenance Allocation to two cities like Detroit and Washington, DC? 

By all other conventional measures, the property is a steal, and I would buy it in a heartbeat, but I am finding it very difficult to get good information from HUD and others as to how to manage this type of property to maximize profit.  

Then they voted down a measure to add a golf course to the area as well. 

Yield is a measure of risk in the asset and or market.

The FMR is a measure of the amount of money that would cover gross rents (rent and utility expenses) on 40% of the rental housing units in an area. 

Longterm, it’s preferable to punch your debt in the face and hold onto your property but if you do sell that will definitely jump start your debt freedom journey which would add a measure of safety for your family and peace for your pregnant wife (congrats btw!).

"Intrinsic value"  That's a new on on me for REI.Intrinsic value:  "A measure of what an asset is worth that is arrived at by means of an objective (there's an open ended word here) calculation or complex (in other words, filled with a lot of rationalizations to make the end number work in your favor) financial model, rather than using the currently market price of that asset".