I'd recommend starting with the lower hanging fruit than a large basement reno - if your comps are close but don't quite get you to your number.Finishing the basement (with proper egress) could push you over the top, but confirm with an appraiser first to ensure it counts.

Of course, every owner's situation is unique and factors like the legal entity involved, purchase date, adequate passive income that can be offset with the cost segregation study, etc., will need to be considered.

That being said, sure beats using hard money and taking on all those insane closing costs.

Has anyone saved money and closed with one of these new upstarts?

Process is simple. 1. purchase contract2. send contract to title company3. bring cash to closing and you're done

The item that I hate shopping for the most is dressers, and nothing else comes remotely close. 

This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.

New 5-year Triple Net commercial lease with annual increases upon closing.

If you need financial help, ask under the "Finance, Tax, and Legal" forum.

This really depends on what your looking to do however for a very basic overview far west side is great, downtown and very close to the Cleveland Clinic, Little Italy, Tremont, and Ohio City are still great areas.