My lawyer is paid for through a pre paid legal plan through work and hence I do not have any such costs either.

It's specifically designed for tracking business mileage.

Maybe I can design something with an architect like you said to get what I want.

He'll give the legal description and then the common description and then announce the opening bid.

The easiest way is to list it and sell it as-is and ASAP before the bank starts adding penalties and legal proceedings.

What is my legal/ethical obligation to first people that signed lease but no deposit yet. 

Besides attending to the myriad of questions, requests, and issues with tenants and the property, a good PM will provide liability protection with legal knowledge, asset protection with a tight lease, and increased ROI with simply smart management. 

Lastly in some areas, Maryland for example, if a property owner redeems, they must reimburse your legal fees.

Good taste - It is very inexpensive to paint and we have flippers who'd make world class designers.   

I live in the Bay Area of California, where I work in tech, particularly in hardware design and manufacturing - and have a huge passion for Virtual and Augmented Reality - it is the next wave of computing - and yes - I'm a bit of a recovering tech geek.