But even after extensive Auditor website searches and white page look ups I'm at a stand still.How will this benefit the both of us?

If your retirement utterly depends on having adequate cash flow from your properties, any downturns will cripple you. 

I have thoroughly enjoyed this website over the past few days and I am looking forward to my first step into the world of real estate investing.

You might keep that one wall and build a new ADU around it.)But before renting out the house, I'd see if there was a way to get a third bedroom in there.  1,000sf should be adequate for 3 bedrooms.  

Account Closed  Vena's website is http://regoddess.com/..

I'm still trying to navigate this website and learning as I go.    

I would dedicate about an hour everyday to finding potential real estate deals through websites such as Zillow or Realtor, and running the numbers through the calculator to see if the deal was worth taking a closer look at.

You can find the info on their website, or a quick google search...

Dated, adequate, renovated, a shambles?

Go to the assessor's website, go to the county records office, buy a service on line that gives you property detail information.