I'm eager to meet and collaborate with fellow investors and industry experts who share my goals and principles.

However, professional remediation is essential for quality results, complete documentation, and assurance that the job meets industry standards.

To qualify for material participation, you generally need to meet either the 500-hour or 100-hour rule.

Even if you did entire build yourself, I think you are looking at 2.5 times your estimate and a lot of work and time.I suggest you go to some meet ups with an emphasis on understanding the value added by ADUs.  

You do have time and motivation and muscle, but sometimes these turn into a lot more work than meets the eye. 

Go to local real estate meetups and meet others who keep losing and you won't feel so alone.

I maybe met some of you at the recent meet up at Ironton.

If a nurse or construction worker has their contract cancelled, I like to meet in the middle.

You would have to improve the property (dramatically) at great expense to actual meet that definition and use it as a townhomes.

Alternatively, you could potentially have negotiated a lower purchase price… or just walk from the deal if it doesn’t meet your underwriting criteria.