The city can easily find out and they can go back and retro the fines (usually $500+ per day).You need correct egress size windows, 1 outlet within every 6/12 feet on every wall and after a  corner, and the framing inspected.

The front deck is about 2 feet past the zoning restrictions for this structure.

If you do it soon I would round it up.

I also extended the kitchen / dining room in the bottom unit by about 200 square feet to provide a usable indoor space and replacing some of the covered outside patio.

Is there a specific strategy that you'd recommend for someone young like me to get my feet wet or should I just go with what I'm most interested in and have the most knowledge in, which is buy and hold rentals?

The new law says you're allowed to triplex it, as long as you have 4 feet clearance to property lines. 

This is why having a SOLID plan in place is essential.401(k) - My partner utilized this for our initial round of funding.

Listen to Gore Creek virtually year-round.

The land is mostly forested with a year-round stream running through it - it's beautiful and private and was largely unaffected by the recent floods as it sits high up and consists of large hills.

A lot of the posts make two really good points: (1) a lot of people are trying to sell their services to newbies, which is completely understandable but can be a train wreck (I almost made a bad choice in 2022 when I was a newbie on the site and trying to get my feet wet).