Thanks they didnt say anything about STR it would be awfulI was wondering how they make money now i knowI dont think the $10K would even cover damage!

Depending on how much money you're willing to pay, it might make more financial sense to use another platform.

While it makes homeownership more accessible, it is a good sum of money that is not contributing to your equity.2. 

Should you add a playground or dog park, or would your money be better spent on putting in gated access?

This is not a great return, but not terrible.As others noted, there are other risks, like having the property insured at full replacement or purchase price, or if the option is 100% seller financing with no money down or very little, versus 20% traditional down payment, this can start to move it into a better investment.

Quote from @Chris Garnes: Sounds like you need the money for rehab? 

Even if you don't decide to keep it in the long run, it's an appreciating asset you can make money off of.

We try to save money by occasionally doing our own work, we only have a handful of properties.

You should fire them right away and talk to an attorney to prevent the loss, but I wouldn't expect much and it could be a waste since a company that does this will not have the money to do anything.When you have just one unit and you are looking for PM companies, your options are the bottom of the barrel because it's not a good use of the big one's time.

During this time you are not generating any return from the money invested in the ADU.