So I don't know if it makes much sense to buy a rental property for about 200k-250k, just to make a few extra thousand a year (based on a 5% return).

I understand they have other clients and cant just drop everything to do what I'm asking but right now it feels like things are taking extra time by having a middle man. 

Demoed the whole house except one wall added 3 extra bedrooms 2 bathrooms customer fixers raised ceilings a pool and many more details.

My mortgage would go up $781 for the next 30years,  the ADU income would more than cover & I hope to pay extra principal to cut my loan time -it's just I was hoping to pay off ADU within 5.5yrs- so that I can collect 'all' ADU income at that point <I'm fixed income & I lose 'some' personal income in 5yrs so trying to plan ahead on how to recoup that>.

My W2 is affording me some extra time and I want to spend that time building my REI experience.I am a commercial lighting and interior designer and lighting controls expert. 

I know it's a pain to pay the extra couple hundred dollars for re-inspection, but it's always worth it to double check and confirm on your end.

Sell off extra things laying around.  

This could add extra economic incentive to build more starter homes. 

In my state, TN, the law states that if you do not have a forwarding address, you are to mail the accounting of their deposit to the last known address and if it is not received there the extra deposit, if any, is to be forwarded to the state unclaimed money program. 

Talk to a local realtor to ask about after reno estimate on the place, but just because you put in $160K in renos, doesn't mean the place is worth an extra $160K.