I pull permits for removal of load bearing walls, addition of bathrooms or bedrooms, addition of footage.

You pay your agent at closing (think of it as an additional closing cost) Depending of the situation and of these options can be used by you and your agent to negotiate with the seller.

Additionally, I wanted to begin using properties to pull equity to go towards buying more.

They are designed to acquire, rehab, then get out of the loan quickly. 

Most of the time, an ADU will cost 100k just for that part and then you have to actually build the cosmetic part for an additional 40-50k. 

What would be my best route to take if we need additional finances?

My goal is to grow this business by expanding my investor network and seeking properties that will allow for additional scalability.

Here's an article with additional FAQs on cost segregation studies that you may find helpful.

I work with a lot of househackers and they're typically on the 12 month cycle, rinse and repeat.While the proposition of acquiring an investment property outside of your market in a "landlord friendly" state may sound appealing, i would recommend you stay local for now and househack another couple of properties over the next few years until you've got some more time / experience under your belt.you would need a management company to cover your property that is outside of your market which would not only take 8-10% of your gross it would also leave you a bit vulnerable to a property management company that you A.)know nothing about and B.)you won't have the experience or cashflow or proximity to deal with any headaches that may arise.i would recommend staying local and househacking your way along for now and then maybe hire a local property management company initially to work with your current/local properties to get a taste of what to expect if and when you begin investing outside of your market.

(Launch Control allows you to send follow ups after 30 days and costs a bunch to get additional market phone number)But wanted to ask anyone who has used Smarter Contact:- If you disabled the opt-out msg for your SMS, did any of your messages get blocked by the carrier?