Our underwriting focuses primarily on the property's return on investment and/or cash flow, rather than personal financial details.

From my experience, when I dive into the costs associated with building an ADU—including construction expenses and financing options like hard money loans—it often doesn’t make financial sense.

Meetup.com is a good resource for those but some of the groups will also post here on Bigger Pockets Marketplace too.

The @Dave Meyer book Start with Strategy will also be a good resource.

My recommendation would be to get approved as a Landlord, contact the director's office and request that an inspection be completed before a tenant is selected (sometimes they will do this as long as you select a tenant within 14 days - which you want anyways), and have an online application and screening resource in place.  

They don't seem to realize that this is a financial organization. 

Also, I am so grateful for the Bigger Pockets podcasts and tools/resources because a lot of what I've learned or clarified has been from listening to you all.Thank you for your time, and I look forward to learning from or working with you all!

The analysis also reports that new multifamily development will “remain near the average recorded over the past five years”.Integra Realty Resources’ 2017 Commercial Real Estate Trends Report ranks Pittsburgh #2 on its Top Markets by Multifamily Transaction Volume Based on YoY Change.Pittsburgh’s rental vacancy rate has declined by 25% over the last five years.Pittsburgh is booming with developments (see reference #6), “there is no better place to be a developer right now than in Pittsburgh.

If they work independently, set their schedule, and use their resources, they might qualify as a 1099 contractor, but misclassification risks IRS penalties.Wages for W-2 employees and payments to 1099 contractors are both deductible business expenses, but compliance is key.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Happy to send over some resources regarding the Columbus Ohio market and why it's a great market to invest into!