We both had masters degrees, a professional income and believe for that we deserve a new SFR plus two cars, preferably new.A friend of ours came by and wondered why we need all that room, with two bedrooms empty?

I graduated with an engineering degree from NC State, but my entrepreneurial spirit led me here to Columbus last year. 

The dumpster guys do not pick up what's on the ground, they only dump what's in the dumpsters.When this place turns around, this is going to be on unpleasant job on a 100 degree day, flies, smell, etc...

Of the MF I've bought all required repairs to varying degrees as well as needed updates to maximize cash flow. 

Also at the cost of most gurus you are better off getting an actual degree and go work for a real estate company which will be your mentor ship and do deals on the side.This is a business by learning.

In some cases that would provide for less paperwork to some degree but it's not zero.  

Sure it would be cool, but they would go unused since they wouldn't have a high degree of functionality and would have a "black box syndrome" that hides implicit and systemic assumptions that may not hold true in every case. 

And they have done so with vigor.Sadly, although (as you would expect) they also each have their separate ordinance processes for application, code review, political review (with the neighbors), inspection, and final certification - these vary widely in degree of political and technical competence (maybe responsiveness to, shall we say, "alternative interpretive/action influence") - and capacity for response - in each of these stops along the journey.Also - like SoCal - it is pretty hard to judge which one of these jurisdictions your real estate is actually in!

Linking the entity itself with an appropriate custodian and being able to provide meaningful guidance about proper usage of the vehicle something only a few specialty firms can provide with any degree of quality.   

Factors which the commissioner may consider with regard to an application for a commissioner's adjustment include, by way of example and not limitation: (i) the relevant geography, (ii) the relevant population density, (iii) the degree to which the sought adjustment varies from the prevailing limitations, (iv) the size of the relevant building and the number of units contemplated for the proposed use, (v) the legal nature and history of the applicant, (vi) the measures the applicant proposes to implement to maintain quiet and security in conjunction with the use, (vii) any extraordinary economic hardship to the applicant, due to special circumstances, that would result from a denial, (viii) any police reports or other records of illegal activity or municipal code violations at the location, and (ix) whether the affected neighbors support or object to the proposed use.