what would you think of a 14,600sqft 3 unit property in sailboat bend, off market, that is RMM25 zoned and has a nice single family and duplex behind it, half of the lot if empty so it can be developed or RV/trailer parking, for $1.1M?

I had just mastered the original deal analysis and was getting comfortable analyzing deals.  

In this room, I would have preferred to rip out the existing paneling, and do the electric and new drywall at the same time.

If you are on the fence with the above, then you should sell now as you enter the spring market.

Foreign income is not the issue as much as the guidelines were changed to that an NPR has be living/working in the US to qualify for agency lending. 

I am also a new investor in the Greater Huntsville area. 

The Contractor is wrongly blamed for job over-runs when it is usually the clients fault.

The right message to the right audience.Then marketing is all about value.Unless we know what exactly it is who you are targeting, it will be hard to help.Short-term rentals?

If you plan to buy in your hometown, buy a 2-4 unit, and live in one of the units.

He is correct that a single ADU in a single family zoned area is unlikely to return as much as the hands off cost and is one of many reasons that adding a single ADU in most single family areas is not a good re investment.