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 am also of the belief that if a property cannot produce $1500-2000+ in rent per month, you're just going to have a hard time covering capex.

@Tim Ryan I should have said the unit is uninhabitable and by rehabbing it will produce rental income, so a years rental income/ capital invested = CoC return?

It's shedding material from impact of sun's rays, that's how elec is produced.

But the $1m value increase has produced a good return (and why my equity position is so high).Recognize when you increase your down, you are purchasing the cash flow at a rate qual to the interest rate.  

Now, probably after a long and drawn out court battle, a plaintiff can probably get the lien removed as a “sham”, but a cursory examination by the typical plaintiffs attorney would probably not produce that conclusion.  

Call me old fashioned, but real estate is an income producing physical asset.

Craigslist wasn't pretty, but it was easy to use, and it worked (I found lots of great tenants via Craigslist) ...unfortunately, over the years, Craigslist produced fewer and fewer tenants, and more and more spam.  :( These days, nearly all my new tenants come from Facebook Marketplace.  

Entering the real estate market with $10,000 is not only possible–but it can be achieved through innovative investment avenues like FRACTIONAL Real Estate investing or investing in TAX LIENS - research these two options. 

But if hold on them for awhile and pay them off, then your family and kids and enjoy the income they produce.