On one hand, the appraisal and inspection both considers this as part of the official living size of the property.

More of a country subdivision with lots in the 2 to 21 acre sizes. 

I've been manually using the municipal GIS Mapping and Data service, which allows me to manually zoom in on properties and determine the owner, but I would much prefer to be able to filter the info first for parcel size over 5 acres and THEN use GIS to tell me the owner, parcel size, address, tax info, value, etc.Thanks

After they refused to sign a lease, I had my lawyer serve a 90 day notice to vacate which then lead to further problems including them refusing to pay rent.

Best rates over 740.Regarding cash, $8000 is a great start but it will all depend on the size of the loan.

Having an HELOC in place allows to you participate as a cash investor, if the size of the HELOC is large enough, to win deals since the HELOC is easy to draw on—no waiting around a month or more for lender to approve a loan.

Last week I was served with a quiet title as I am still showing as a deed of trust on the property. 

Some cost that may vary based on location will be your environmental impact study, your list of cost from the Architect may see a lower cost for the schematics on a smaller project, with similar footprints for all four units, versus varying unit size, and scope requirements (less work, lower cost for A&E), the feasibility study, proforma, 3-D renderings, and other associated cost are going to depend on where this project is going to be built. 

Are you building rooms with drywall/doors or just wire mesh pre-built cages and what is the optimal size?

Stick with the real estate industry. 4 years practicing that will serve you much better than wasting 4 years in dance studies!