Maybe city is getting ready to go crazy on solar and needs a spot for a battery storage area. 

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.

With an average life spans of 6 years you’ve got 2-3 per year.

For instance my 90 lot subdivision at one point I had 90 legal descriptions and parcels on one master deed.. as I sold them off we just deeded them out separately.. its super common especially in older platted cities were lots might have been small like 25 X 100 and someone bought 3 of them and then built one home on all three.. some places they force merge them others you can go back and recreate the Old lots of record.. there is millions upon millions made by those that know how to find shadow plats and bring to life underlying parcels.

Good quality of life, good potential for appreciation over time, and an area that is unlikely to lose its draw for young professionals and college students for future tenants.

My name is Josh, and I have decided STR may be my next step in life.

I have to believe there is a way to bring this property back to life without impacting mom's care.

What does your dream life look like 5 years from now?

Three beers and six hours of folding can not be my life if I want to get to my ideal volume which would be around 1-2k per month once I'm able to afford the list and the postage. 

Once in, they could pay rent for a few months until you feel everything is perfect, which then greases the tracks for them to tear your life apart.