Depending on the market, A game room can give you a similar ROI with much less liability. 

If you follow us on Instagram (follynbuilders) I have a series of videos in the last month illustrating digging out a 100+ year old basement in Lincoln Park.

You might have somewhat of a case against your Home Inspector - they have E&O coverage (Errors and Omissions), but basically this is a buyer beware game.

The rental demand in the area has been consistent, and duplexes offer the flexibility of house hacking or scaling into multi-family investing over time.With your experience in construction and remodeling, you’re already ahead of the game—fix-and-flips or BRRRR projects in Kansas City could be a perfect fit for you. 

And by how many videos stating INTENTION.

Baselane has been a game-changer for me, saving a significant amount of time compared to manually tracking everything in Google Sheets.

The amount of downpayment requirement insures buyers having "skin in the game". 

With pictures and video that can be sent on progress, many of the investors I work with never visit the property. 

We cannot breach our guests' trust by playing games with them. 

No (institutional) lender will finance 100% of your purchase price as a purchase, all lenders want "skin in the game".