Learned all the lessons needed on this one for sure.I am now feeling the positive pressure from the huge mistake and looking to leverage all the resources I can to make sure I do long-distance real estate investing the right way from here on out.GOAL: I plan to purchase 3-5 SFH to hopefully cashflow $2,500+ in the next 2-3 months.

I imagine you’re right about the eviction and at the end of the day it will cost me some money, but at least I’ll learn the process and how to better screen tenants (I inherited this one).If you ever get up to Boston let me know.  

Any legitimate property manager will be able to handle the entire eviction process from start to finish.

I take these lists with a huge grain of salt. 

We had the same thought process when we started A Blind Pig.

You sound like the brave side of the coin in that you did due diligence and respected the process.  

I just bought a house that I could afford, did what I could to create equity and tried to repeat that process when I had an opportunity.

Due to item 1, adding an ADU can require years to start achieving any return (once the accumulated cash flow recovers the initial negative position).4) Adding an ADU is a slow process.

This was found off market, we have developed a process to find off market deals.

I found it very unlikely that the government would not want to get their piece of the pie, especially if they had purchased a new primary home.Donyou have a Tax Code or Publication Number you can share so I can study up and understand your thought process more in depth?