I am also doing a live in full renovation for a long term rental where I am project managing mechanical items and doing a lot of the interior renovations myself. 

Twenty of the the homes were BRRRR and two were full conversions from single-family to assisted living. 

Non-passive to achieve this level of return.Add the addition of the ADU makes the main unit rent controlled if over 15 years old.the work to add an ADU likely exceeds the effort of a brrrr that can achieve infinite return  Experienced investors are adding multiple ADUs by leveraging items like bonus density, committing units to affordable housing, etc.  

What is the realty of converting a new Warehouse build into apartment spaces?I am in northern NY ( not upstate- 1 hour south of CAN border) Google say $100-$200/sqft. Average cost for a new home build is $300/sqft and...

DM me for more focused conversation:)

So it will be an awkward conversation.

RM is plenty robust to handle the items you mentioned.  

and it ended in a circular conversation to nowhere.

Do your homework first - then you'll be ready for a more meaningful conversation with a landlord.Best...

How would you recommend initiating a conversation with such organizations?