First, you need to decide on your strategy.

You're going to have to scrap like crazy to break even - think rent by the room, short term, mid term strategies that require more work.

Imagine making millions of dollars over the course of your career and then having to pay 30-50% every year to uncle sam instead of compounding that cash over time.This is exactly what real estate professionals have learned to mitigate.To reduce their taxable income, they just buy a building every year, do a cost seg, and use depreciation to reduce their tax liability dramatically.Their personal wealth snowball grows much larger and much faster than their W2 counterparts who give most of their money back to the government each year.Following this strategy as a real estate professional is one of best ways to end up with a much larger net worth at the end of your career.

Although I am still new to real estate, the strategy that seems most appealing to me is long-term rentals, but in regard to investing in real estate, I am very open to any other strategies in the business.

How good of a deal would be needed to make this strategy work? 

Lastly, ADUs are allowed for NON owner occupied properties, opening this strategy up for investors who could convert a SF into two units. 

Partner Driven saw the potential to generate a solid return with minimal risk, making it a perfect fit for our investment strategy.

Look at their marketing strategy.

I think the right investor would do 2 units long term one unit short term. this strategy allows you the greatest flexibility. we are also developing an extended stay hotel that's 58 rooms. the size of the average room in that is 216 square feet and rents for a target $80 per night. our development cost per room is 100k per room with hard construction. the smaller you go the more money you make. if I was to suggest anything it would be to focus on the smaller part of the market and on multiple unit dwellings and finding and identifying markets that meet similar numbers. that will probably be midwest markets.

We most certainly encourage them to share their experiences, and it would actually be nice to see some support for newer investors who got their first deal done successfully, even if you don't agree with their specific strategy.