Our goal is to move out and buy a single family home and rent out the apartment with access to the basement.

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Hey David, The rent analysis will vary slightly depending on the PM as it's more of an art than a science, but they should have MLS access to pull the most recent comps to get a solid value for your rental. 

It’s called Accela Citizen Access. 

The rest of the work was likely done in-house or with friendly contractors that would do the work without a permit.why would I grant them access to my home when they only person they will hold responsible for anything that was not done correctly is me?

Typically on a no seasoning cash-out refinance, borrowers can pull cash back out of their recently purchased property if the purchase cash was from an acceptable source.Acceptable sources include:Cash from borrower's own financial accounts.Funds from a home equity line of credit.Funds from a personal loan.That being said, I can point you toward a few local MB's that may have access to private money sourced from more flexible lenders.

I don't have access to my attorney today and I don't remember seeing this issue before.

Hutto particularly is well located to all the industrial growth around it (Georgetown, RR, PF access to 130 (to Manor and Giga) and now Taylor).

@Jenna Banaitis - I recommend a HELOC so you can access most if not all of your equity and not pay closing costs.