The squeaky wheel wins in development so I'd recommend you staying on all communication with the city so that you can see the communication and push as the owner.

Quote from @Paul Whitehurst: Many will tell you to borrow money from Property A to purchase Property B, but that's known as over-leveraging and not recommended for a newer investor.

Once completed you need to have a lender at the ready who can delay finance the deal so that you can pull the HELOC funds out and put them back in the HELOC acct.That is the gist of what I would recommend for your situation.All the best on your journey!!!

A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant specializing in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.Consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for an accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

I wouldn't recommend an ADU and take that money and invest it where you can pull capital out faster. you can do much better.

What books would you recommend for someone who’s just starting out?

I HIGHLY recommend you have a conversation with an attorney. 

@Marcos De la Cruz There's no hard & fast minimum - it's based on your personal return preferences...usually I recommend to my CFO clients that they make an annual somewhat higher than what they could get by investing in the stock market.

I have investing a bit in REITS so that's something I just learned about recently.Regarding Peer-to-Peer Lending or CrowdfundinIs any any platform you have experience with that you could recommend?

Someone recommended a small lending company to get a mortgage for a buy and hold property.