Thanks for any additional input you have time to put forth. 

Quote from @Emily Gowen: I only recommend investors sell when they can move the money to a better-performing investment or when the sale moves them closer to a specific goal.

By having additional parcels, investors can generate more equity and value compared to simply adding an ADU.

Where comps come in to to compare "cap Rates"  (a measure of financial performance) of recent sales. 

In addition to a voucher, we require that the tenant be able to show income at least 1.5 time the monthly rent, as opposed to our regular tenants who must show 3.5 time monthly rent.

Stretch the terms or better still negotiating favorable terms with the seller could significantly ease the burden of acquiring the property.Private Investors: As of December, the stock/forex market are performing bullishly. 

Helps you stand apart from similar 4 bedroom homes and if you choose to pursue a rent by the room strategy in can create additional cash flow.

but with that said, it seems like you're assuming OP will be able to have a high performing / top performing STR (which i think we would all agree would beat unleveraged market returns.) 

@Joe Michaels, What a lot of investors will do is to use the 1031 exchange as @Michael Plaks said, isto actually "acquire" additional depreciable basis. 

But by the way they perform Matt must over burden them with tasks outside their experience level.