Those are very helpful to get a chance to talk to experience investors and pick their brain about their deals.

Find a way to pick up some extra income to get your emergency fund back to that $30k. 

When it is time to pick a property, I would check in on the house at all times of day to get a feel for the street. 

Option 1 - buy a house and pay ~3+k per month (including taxes, insurance, cap ex)Option 2 - rent in good downtown area for $1,300 per monthI'd pick option 2 and save $20k guaranteed per year (versus principal paydown, nonguaranteed appreciation, and negative cash flow).

I think most people never get started because they hop around strategy and markets but you should pick something, become a pro at it, and become one track focused on that.  

I'm not saying ADUs are the answer to these hard questions but picking up and leaving is not always so simple.

Once you load in a template, you should review our pricing, talk to your local contractors and and pick out the specific materials you are going to be using.For example, our templates list a "vanity" as a line item and include $150 for labor, and $500 for material. 

Under 5 units is your pick of what everyone has said above, as each software seems to be quite similar and comes down to personal preference.

The MLS gets pretty picked over, pretty fast.

Metro Detroit - this is really what most investors conceptualize when picking a market.