That is the "fun" part of the adu market, until there is enough data to adequately reflect the market's reaction.When I expand the search results to the Orcutt area, there is a sale of an sfr + adu, 1498 Claret Ln, sold for $1,165,000 on 3/7/24.And that's all there is using the mls with the newish search field for ADUs.

I only ask because I've seen many investors also get burnt out, switch careers and even liquidate their entire portfolios because of it.

.$2,000,000 is going to improvements to the riverfront park adding playgrounds and splash pads.Since 2022 a feasibility study has been going on for a regional sports complex boasting 16 soccer/football fields, 8 baseball diamonds, 50 meter indoor pool, gym, track, and waterpark.There are several more project revamping old warehouse building turning them into trendy new dining and retail spaces.

At this point in my career, I'm not looking to purchase more properties, but would like to invest in real estate via tax liens.

So now we have conditioned when a person leverages self to the gill's, taken on mountains of debt and the grand some of there career is waiting tables or making coffee and some toilet-paper degree that a bajillion others also have, and maybe a few years experience at best. 

It matters less how many units currently owned, but how many units have been bought, held, and/or sold in one's career is meaningful as one of several measurements a prospective passive investor should use to evaluate a sponsor's experience.In this context, door count is often misused by sponsors who count deals they are invested in as an LP, or deals they raised capital for as a capital raiser where they had no operational control or responsibility. 

My wife and I currently make more money than we did in our corporate careers but (legally) have not paid any federal income tax in several years. 

@Mark Adams, you are attempting to enter one of the most competitive fields of any real estate related business.  

Infact, it's advertised online with the Realtor.com site showing all the amenities of my apartment, the electrical, the plumbing, the windows, the door, the shower and toilet and even the kitchen sink so obviously it must be legal because I can't see an agent of his caliper risking his career and livelyhood for undisclosed info.

I am retired and working on career #2 and 2 of 3 of our kids have left for college - our oldest is headed to UConn for her PhD (6 years) and instead of paying to rent, our thoughts are to do a version of a house hack with buying a house/condo and renting out one to two rooms to offset the costs of her rent.