Ensure your contractor has a clear timeline, keep extra cash reserves, and start marketing your rental rooms early. 

.: Someone asked for more detail on Creative Finance.

Through proactive maintenance, efficient tenant placement, and careful financial management, I optimized rental income and ensured a steady cash flow.

Have you considered creative financing options like joint ventures or seller financing to reduce reliance on outside capital?

Not sure if it was mentioned here already, but another creative alternative is to purchase a SFH that has a casita. 

Investors relying on financing should budget for extended higher rates and ensure their deals still cash flow under current conditions.Scenario 2: Cooling Inflation and Rising Jobless ClaimsIf CPI shows inflation slowing while jobless claims rise, the Fed may begin signaling rate cuts sooner than expected.

@Matt Smith  I would ensure egress even if it is your brother using it.  

if I have no money into the deal and bringing in $200 free and clear every money hell even $100 with no other expenses these usually come through creative deals or owning notes but I would do it. 

*Buy (in) the right property/building to ensure compliance.

It's great that you're focusing on ensuring full transparency with your property management company.