This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.

I see you are in the State of Georgia and it is a great place to invest.I’ve been in this space for a long time, coaching and investing, and I love helping people get started.

I'm also considering a separate living room space or maybe some kind of artist studio. 

@Albert Gallucci as many have pointed out, in the commercial space of 100+ apartment buildings and offices, property classes have some pretty decent industry standards.We started applying these to 1-4 unit properties around 10 years ago, which you can verify on our blogs, because we saw too many newbie investors not properly taking into account things like, neighborhood status, tenant pool, property condition, etc.Unfortunately, there's no industry standard for this, but you can use some basic logic to think your way through your own Classifications.

Alamo REIA also hold events trying to connect individuals from different specialties within the real estate investing space.

I’ve been in this space for a long time, coaching and investing, and I love helping people get started.

There has been a substantial increase in inventory of storage facilities constructed and although generally near full occupancy there are greater options for storage space in most coastal regions.

I would also encourage you to look into the house hack space. 

I understand you don't need a lot of space, but you are paying someone else's mortgage.I would start with a fixer-upper investment, up to four units.

I wanted to get my feet wet in the commercial space as I look to grow my portfolio and negate risk with more units.