Just treat REI like everything else you've done and you'll be okay.

.- If I do contest and then need a permit for creating the egress window, I assume the county will swing by and re-inspect the property and treat it as a legal 4/4.

Just like a 9-5 job, which is how they seemed to treat it. 

Each property and asset class can be treated differently.

I would ask for the name of their local medical professional that is treating their condition.

Not necessarily a scam but it should be treated as such until proven otherwise.

Basically this new law treats rent different if it wasn't paid between May-August, than if it wasn't paid between September and beyond. 

When the data set is considered large enough or deep enough, the researcher will interpret the data.The example below suggests several ways that a qualitative researcher might triangulate data and move the research project from specific data to general themes, and ultimately to a research conclusion or finding.Specific Consumer Interviews Consumers convey the reasons why they leave items in online shopping carts and why they do not complete online purchases.Specific Website User Observations Researchers observe consumers engaged in online shopping who report what they are thinking as they shop.General Researcher Field Notes Researchers record ideas that emerge during the data collection process, such as: Online shoppers tend to treat shopping carts like the dressing rooms in actual shops, where leaving items behind is just part of the shopping experience.Research Conclusion Online shoppers engage in window shopping as evidenced by the practice of leaving items in the online shopping cart; this consumer behavior contributes to feelings of familiarity with an online store which tends to draw the consumer back to make purchases at more opportune times.Marketing TermsStructural Equation ModelingMarket research gains its accuracy from the use of mathematics.

Your equity would be treated pro rata with the others, and your split would come in addition to your equity investment returns.  

It's extremely effective to get business owners to notice you, when you think you have not been treated fairly.