Have you leveraged lines of credit, private lenders, portfolio loans, or other creative financing options? 

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We're considering knocking down the carport and/or putting in another ADU, ideally a 2/1, to bring our comps to 6/3.Has anyone investigated or done this recently, and have advice on the subject?  

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As others noted, you are likely limited in what you can legally do anyways, so you won't be saving a ton, and depending on how you value your time, it will likely be cheaper to higher professionals to do it anyways.

As a first timer, I'd avoid anything built before the 1960s that could have cement sewer lines, knob and tube wiring, etc.

With Treasury and related rates such as SOFR on the increase, Wall Street is expecting greater returns from the HMLs they support, thus compressing their margins as they compete among themselves.

You can search for him here on BP and see how many times he has reached out to help people with timely expert advice. 

So for example your rent is $1000 per month and they told you on Feb 21 they wouldn't be moving in that day.

Not worth it on a 100k house, probably worth it on a 300k+ house in the long run.