If it tends to be for a pretty set time frame it may be more of a tutoring/teaching type of situation.I tend to stay out of my tenants' business unless it involves safety of the neighbors or some kind of major crime, so yes, drug dealing would fall into that but most lower level dealers will have more than 1 customer and many high level ones who might only have one visitor are not as likely to have them daily.

I think people are getting more creative thinking about separate living quarters (basements, split levels, etc.). 

Buying a foreclosure property expect that it is going to need some significant work to get it sellable - so consider it a fix and flip.Not seeing too many short sales today but be patient as they can take a long timeIf you are starting out, it depends on your level of risk as mls I would consider lower risk than foreclosure since you can actually see the property

New home starts fell 7% month-over-month to 1.24 million units (annualized) — their lowest level since July 2019 (excluding the onset of COVID).

Both of these options "should" drive your premiums down a good amount, and hopefully to a more acceptable level. 

If you underwrote the deal according to your methodology and it netted 5-10%, you'd pull the trigger if the level of risk you're taking to achieve that result is within what you're comfortable with.

Both adding an ADU and a brrrr are work, but the level of return of an ideal BRRRR is infinite versus a typical single ADU addition in SF zoned area has zero return until it recovers the initial negative position.  

In my experience these are the levels of how financial fraud is doneLevel 1 - The “sponsor” is a fraudster from the beginning and the entire investment is a designed fraud designed to steal the investor's money Level 2 - The sponsor initially intends to operate legally and honestly but the temptation of easy access to money, usually fueled by addictions to drugs, sex, partying, etc. leads to the bad decision to line the sponsors own pocketsLevel 3 - The sponsor intends to operate legally but a crisis in their life resulting in a need for money leads the sponsor to “borrow” from investor’s funds with the full intention of paying it back ( which they are unable to do).Level 4 - The sponsor intends to operate legally but the assets under their management incur substantial loses; the sponsor attempts to cover up these loses by “temporarily” borrowing from one investor to pay another or submitting false results.

Going overseas to invest can add a whole new level of complication and expenses to your investments.

I used to live in the Indy area so I was familiar with the city and much more so now down to a detailed level.