A few of us work in that area of Maine.

And, the illiquidity of the investment is a feature, not a bug.

•Are there any specific features or data points in these apps that you find most valuable?

If you have a 3bed/2bath with 1,800 square feet, granite counters, tile floors, and attached 2-car garage, then you want to look for homes that have those same features and see what they are renting for.

Here are a few suggestions on how you can maximize the wealth of information available: Check out the blogs and podcasts, or take advantage of the search feature (magnifying glass).

you say youre in central coast maine, is that a specific city or a region? 

I'm based in the Seattle area, but my main real estate focus is in midwest market (Memphis and Detroit) To be clear, I wasn't making as much as you but I was able to put myself in position to leave my W2 . . . for now.

After I learnt what I had to by making mistakes, hosting open houses, and closing a few deals - I switched to another brokerage that dealt mainly with offmarket properties and investors (both residential and commercial). 

Our lot size is 7300 sq ft and main house is 1700+ sq ft.Location: San Jose, CA- We were thinking to potentially design the ADU such that we could have a wall (or a door) that allows us to separate the ADU into a 1 bed/1bath for self use (or rental) and another part which could be rented separately on AirBnB as needed.

Hi Edward, I have many OOS investors like yourself that are from California that have invested in properties in Indiana, mainly Indianapolis and Kokomo, plus surrounding areas.