What I take some issue with is the techniques that guru's use to up sell and so on .. and they do nothing to qualify if the person paying them if the program does not work they are now into debt to the eyeballs and so on but then again who are we to say at some point.. think of  Hewlet and Packard they went into 15k worth of debt to start HP in late 40s or early 50s and that was a ton of money then :)

If you buy it too low, in some jurisdictions they will call it "equity skimming" which is illegal.It can be very profitable, I've done many, but you really need to know what you are doing. on pre foreclosures on the West coast if you happen to do them legally .. the old owner is due 80% of the profit if you sell within 36 months.. so there is that.. but if your buying pre foreclosure for long term hold and wait out the 36 months then your fine. the reality these days is post GFC lenders/ banks/ servicers have realize that working with the buyer to reinstate recast redo the loans is far better than taking it all the way to foreclosure so your correct its usually the worse houses that make it all the way to the end and go to sale.thats why if you follow NODs  Notice of defaults or whatever they are call in your state. you see so many postponements and or removed or paid off etc.. so you hone in on one property do all this work only to have it not go  to sale  rarely are you going to buy a home that you really want LOL

Last I checked they don't allow ADUs legally that aren't fixed, they want to see foundation for it to be rented out and considered an ADU. 

Legal entities are set up for this purpose.  

The main factor is will rents cover the debt liability and can you sustain 3-4 months of no income to cover the debt? 

Even so, they were able to help at times when I had technical questions about the legal process.

This takes care of your debt paydown.

typically (as you probably know) you buy something distressed, with either cash or hard money, you fix it up, and then you refinance into long term debt. 

This is regardless of having any debt service.  

Our local REIA is hosting our next meetup on January 9th and we are bringing in legal experts to help investors better understand the implications of Good Cause Eviction.Here's the link to register for your seat:https://www.ffreia.com/Events.aspx?