Repairing something that's broken, depending on what it is, can be something they might be more likely to tell you you don't need a permit for.For example, instead of saying "I'm going to take down several walls and put new ones up" you could say, "I'm going to repair several sections of crumbling plaster by replacing the plaster with drywall, and putting in some insulation in the process" - if that's a fair description of course.It's a minor difference in framing, and might not matter, but where there's ambiguity I usually like to try to tilt things in my favor where possible 😀For tracking down the building department you could Google it or look on ripropinfo.com which is my usual launching-off point for researching properties - it has a column for the city/town website which can be helpful because sometimes towns change their sites from .us to .gov to .com or whatever (more often than you'd expect actually).

I had my fair share of bad property management and horror stories— ended up managing my units myself.

Then market the property for rent to a qualified tenant at the current fair market rent.

Sorry Late response but I got it figured out, I went to the top guy and he resolved it fairly quick. but from stop to resume I lost 4 months. 

The only thing you should try and do is be fair to everyone. 

I also don’t want to upset him but I want things to be “fair”Anyone had successful partnerships able to provide any guidance or advice?

I am ok not charging the utility until the occupancy date although that makes me pay the backdated meter readings(not fair).

Solid down payment, 12 month lease with a fair price?

I just googled "side gig" and theres a few pages of reading.Yes they are all fairly manual, driving your car etc.Having been in the investing side for 10 yrs now I actually don't know side gigs IN real estate.   

I am fairly handy, but I want to buy in a good neighbourhood that will appreciate well and attract quality tenants.I am assuming it would be very beneficial to speak with a local mortgage broker and real estate agent that specializes in real estate investing, but don't know any.