My biggest concern with ADU’s on single family lots is that all the new laws have muddled what the long term value looks like, and most people don’t realize it yet. 

It wouldn’t be surprising if they were forced to close their doors entirely.I’ve also heard horror stories about lenders backing out of deals at the last minute, leaving clients with significant financial losses and lost opportunities.

Leaving my W2. 

Hey Bigger Pockets community, I'm just starting out in Step 1 (get educated) on what I want to become a successful career in real estate investment.I also currently run an e-commerce business that is currently completely online, but would benefit from having a brick & mortar storefront, and I had an idea that maybe using the investment capital I'm looking to allocate into real estate into a commercial property my business can operate out of until I decide to sell the property in or rent it out to another business.I am obviously very naive when it comes to the complexity of any good real estate deal (especially commercial VS residential), but I'm hoping to spend as much time learning from everyone here who is on their journey as well.My main concern with the idea of buying commercial to operate my business out of it that I might struggle to rent it out afterwards and that there may likely be depreciation in the commercial real estate market over the next 5 years.I understand there is a lot of nuance depending on the local market but I'm guessing commercial is even less of a "safe" bet than finding a solid residential deal to leverage in some way.

As you indicated, make sure you leave something in the plan for contingencies (absolute minimum of 10%), and keep in mind the cost to hold during the time it's under construction and being marketed.Make a plan, check it twice, and decide if it's worth the effort. 

A good number of homeless veterans also have mental health concerns, varying in degree.

I have been waiting for that before entering the property, but concerned about doing that without the appropriate documents being issued. 

I would rather have people toss garbage in a trash can than leave it laying around or kicking it under the bed.

About 1/3 are still not providing distributions but their cash position is strong and I'm not concerned about them potentially selling at a loss. 

I see the concern though...