The saturation of licenses in particular areas of California has led to skyrocketing real estate prices as businesses seek out specific areas for there facilities. 

Thanks for all your input everyone.Yes - this all makes sense.I read an article announcing the new facility and in the comments section, most people were concerned about the increase in traffic.

Though I would be sure to carry a fair amount of liability renters insurance to cover most of potential negative situations that could hurt my personal finances. 

2- Does this situation qualify for a 1031 exchange ?

I’ve also had a few situations where I pull the record, call the petitioner, and they tell me that the property is already under contract.

Also have a similar situation over here, let's collaborate

for this situation you should get full market for your lot and 20 to 40% of the profit on top  or sell your lot for 100 to 200k more than your asking..

Furthermore the dog will never be outside the home in a situation where it is unsecured or unsupervised.I can't think of anything else. 

Ideally, I want to keep the home, I'm open to ideas on how to save or sell the home - please be nice as this is not an ideal situation so I'm looking for a way forward, I know I screwed up, I'm looking for some help

Appraently they are considered low risk for lenders and I would think in my situation they would feel pretty darn comfortable that I'm going to be a good gamble.