Giving them a laundry list of items will typically just overwhelm them and create more confusion instead of giving them a smaller step process to get more confidence to get the ball rolling and then they can get into the weeds on their state when they get the contractors out there, have local bids come in, and dial in their plan. 

All the other fancy ways people try and get creative with owning something typically only costs you money and provides zero benefit. 

Typically on old houses it's cheaper for a seller to put vinyl siding over old asbestos boards then replace and ripoff.

So if I am looking at an asset as a 10 year play - I look more at the location, schools and how has this market performed in the past excluding covid and 2008 which were extenuating circumstances.Reality is right now shorter term plays do not work based on numbers and cost of financing - we went through this same thing in 2001-2004ish timeframe where properties would appreciate 2-3% per year and after buying costs and closing costs - you were not making money on assets unless you performed the labor or found a really good deal.this is how real estate "typically" is - which is why everyone always says location location location - because after a decent holding period, you will win.

Now the value set be appraisers typically is coming in between $50k and $100k   I invite you to search BP or create a post determining values that appraisers are giving to ADUs.  

Typically the quality of applicants in the winter months drops substantially as well. 

A six-month supply is typically considered a balanced market.

Our biggest climate risks in central Texas are typically wind and hail, so anything of concern regarding the roof could get an applicant declined including trees too close to the roof surface, roof over 10 years old, etc.

In addition to that, though, there's several other LTR markets that offer pretty decent returns (6-8% ROI with $250+ cash flow per door is possible) for what you typically see in Florida, without accounting for appreciation

So if the opening bid is 600k you need 600k in cashiers check typically I know out west here you cant bring a personal check I have beat others out when they thought they could just write a check and I presented my cashiers check.