I imagine the bottom of the walls to be at shoulder height and I get into it where the dog opening was cut out.  2) If the houses are tall enough in the middle for a bicycle, take out the entrance walls and slide the dog houses so the missing walls are in the middle.  

One of the common elements of most successful entrepreneurs is finding a need and filling the need.Secondly, learn everything there is to know about the community, the people who live there, the major employers, trends, attitudes, the thoughts, considerations and plans of government agencies ...

It would drive me crazy if I have a tiny and large bowl.However, in a rental my basis on the decision between a symmetrical vs asymmetrical bowl is based on the kitchen drain stubout location and height.  

Something along those lines, pour a relatively small rebar re-enforced footer, jack the floor to proper height then install a 4x  post. remove the jack and let your new post assembly support the weight. 

@Chuck WebbI've heard the same almost word for word from my cousin who lives in the Houston Heights.

Highly possible I will have a very tight turn around time with this one.So I don't want to turn a "fix the laminate corner" project into a "put in new granite" project which means new backsplash, switch sink from drop in to undermount, new faucet, making sure the disposer outlet still works with the wall drain stub out height...I know if I change to granite I would redo other parts of the kitchen.If I re-laminate then the only thing I need to mess with is remove the sink and put it back in later.

Even if I can find something giving around $150 per month, obtaining a COC of 10% or more seems extremely difficult given prices, taxes and other considerations.

The price of oil has dropped considerably and so most bonus payments (the amount you receive to sign a lease) are not going to be as high as they were.

Do I need to line up a hard money lender before I have a deal in place or do I need to present a deal to a hard money lender initially for consideration? 

So, that's a consideration.