You've come to the right place - I suspect you'll receive many, similar messages from others in the community and a variety of offers to help.Have you looked into fix & flips or long-term rentals (aka BRRR)?

You can still find solid investment properties at reasonable prices, which can lead to strong cash flow.Diverse neighborhoods: Cleveland has a wide variety of neighborhoods, each with its own character and investment potential.

Property Valuation:Investors look at a variety of factors to determine a property’s value, including comparable sales (comps), rental income potential, and location.

I'm in South Loop near the Loop, lake, Grant Park, CTA, and a variety of hospitals / schools, so renting out the room on a mid-term basis (32+ days) for a premium was the best strategy for me.

There are a variety of ways to deal with this "residual" acreage.

In general it is not worth building a single ADU for a variety of issues but the largest is the cost to add the ADU is typically far greater than the value added by the ADU.  

We have internal funds, our passive note platform, lines of credit along with over 10 institutional capital investors that allow us to provide a variety of loan programs to fit the needs of residential investors from wholesalers to flippers to BRRRR or turnkey investors to land and residential developers.Kevin HillCEO - Aloha Capital

We are looking to buy a condo in Chicago as the new rental, for a variety of reasons, but most importantly because it would rent better in the city, and it fits our desired price point (so we can allow for the rest of $$ from the sale for paying off their Oregon home and pay all, or some of the taxes on the boot). 

I know there are a variety of screening practices used by landlords and property management companies.

A little secret is that Property Management companies come in two basic varieties.