But, due to being self-employed, it is extremely difficult to get accepted for any kind of FHA loan.

A serious, no-nonsense buyer should totally consider this.Interestingly, most of the people who pursue this route with us are extremely analytical types: quants at hedge funds, engineers, accountants, lawyers, etc...

Just because you add an ADU doesn’t mean it’s going to add enough value to recapture that $300K.If it sounds slightly out of your comfort zone a simple conversation can be extremely impactful Thats where breaking down the payment management tools, local experts on small repairs, credit and background checks for renters, all comes into play.

I like to think of myself as more of an investor than an agent and I like to treat my clients the same way I run my own numbers (which is extremely conservative, I like to sleep at night).

Most lawyers are extremely risk averse. 

We use Appfolio in our office and love it, and I know there are people out there who use Turbo Tenant as well, I actually met their CEO at a conference and he was extremely knowledgeable of the struggle in keeping track of it all.  

I would be extremely cautious about buying a property that has prior flood damage - you'll want to dig into the repairs and how they were completed.

How are flippers purchasing items such as Tile, LVP, Windows, Doors and so on at an extreme discount?

I'm running into hangups with code section R302.3.1 which seemingly requires not only the floor separating the units to be fire rated but all the walls below supporting that floor to be fire rated (ie all exterior walls and load bearing interior walls on the first floor), which may mean extremely expensive fire rated windows at the lower unit.  

We're extremely excited to grow our portfolio!