But ya have to make some educated prognostications in life.Add this to the information your processing - What your talking about doing is eliminating around $4000 or interest expense (which is deductible anyway so really could be a real impact of eliminating $2800 or so) of debt in exchange for paying over $10K in capital gains tax (don't forget possible state gains tax as well).  

A hands-off garage conversion ADU is over $100, even doing much of the work yourself, it will be much more expensive than your estimate.Single ADU additions in single family zoned areas are typically one of the worse re investments. 

Quote from @Burke Atkerson: With over a decade of real estate investing experience and over 100 flips, I now provide private money & hard money loans.

Hi Laurence,Welcome to the community!

The better theming will attract a higher quality customer that understands the value.

The Capitol region, NJ, and CT are solid choices.

First Solar has been developing most of the projects there, about 500MW, worth over $500M, so far with more coming on line soon.

We had success in summerlin with insurance company paying .. over a 24 month period we had 3 tenants   fair market rent at the time was about 2200 or so non furnished.. we got 4100.00I did not like the turnover so I put it up as furnished rental and got 3500 and its going into its second year with a superb tenant. so seems like a happy medium for us.. 

Here's the details:ARV- $210- $220KRent: about $1,900/month3 beds/ 2 bathsNeeds: New roof, New HVAC, New fence, Minot touch ups inside like paint and cabinet touch ups.Rehab- About $40kI offered $140K and he countered with $190K.

Perhaps it is as simple as him paying on the 15th instead of the 1st.