It may be enough to casually mention to your landlord that you've contact the state designated authority on tenant rights and they are looking at your situation...and as a courtesy you have provided your landlords contact information ;) Best of luck.

I love this location, I do a lot of flips in this area, and it's a great neighborhood that loves a Seattle craftsman design.

If so is it recommended to hire building company for design n build or its better to have seperste architect and separate builders?

Maybe contact a local commercial interior designer. 

Military benefits also includes the VA loan which is a no money down loan that can get you started.Take my advice with a grain a salt, my degree is in finance with a RE concentration and a lot of people in my classes are going into commercial. 

All the major real estate firms have divisions designed to sell multi-family assets - CBRE, Colliers, Berkedia, Marcus & Millichap; the list goes on.

Ultimately, By trying to design my life I plan on relocating for -55 Celsius arctic weather down to Hawaii and this seems like the first step in the right direction

I’m a musician and fashion designer- I want the residual income to focus on my crafts.

A good set of questions you can ask an agent about investing….. how many homes have they designed and renovated to maximize ARV.

Your agent or realtor must be investors friendly, with some extra designation such as SFR ( short sale and foreclosure).