Then,  I'd recommend you visit with your attorney and CPA and lay out the situation to them.

Do research on comps or consult a realtor knowledgeable about the neighborhood so that you plan now for the layout that will work best at time of resale.

I have my own Google Form already and will be adopting your layout.

Floors arrived Tuesday, still working through kitchen layout and pricing but should be good to pull the trigger this weekend w/tentative kitchen install starting in 10-12 days.

Even if you wow your appraiser he will see that all surrounding homes are the same size, same beds, same baths, same layout, etc.

Both 2/1 layout with a detached 2 car garage as well as a 2 car carport.

Just prior to, he took one of 3 units and gutted (which had been done without my knowledge or consent and just a few years prior to his interest, had already been gutted and redone at the tune of $30k) It was redone by him, because he didn't like the layout (of a perfectly viable income unit)It's 5 yrs later and the unit is still gutted. ($50k in rent lost) LLC paying for expenses. ($50k in funds given for repair... lost) Mortgage is paid by tenants and he claims to have $60k invested over the past 5yrs...

This may be counter intuitive to some investors, but here is how it would play out:  You know there is upside. 

It would have the best amenities; granite, layout, central A/C ect.

When you buy a property, and it's in need of a new design such as the layout of the house and deciding on adding or removing walls, ect.. do you do it your self or have a designers/architect?