It explains the team that you should develop to have a strong foundation under you while investing remotely.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-teamA lot of investors based in markets like California and New York are choosing to purchase their investments OOS in the Midwest because of the affordability and numbers making more sense.

Does anyone have a similar experience of living in the heart of a city but choosing to mostly invest in the urban sprawl outside?

For example, in AZ, SRP offers "net metering" as well as super low pricing if you are on the "customer generation plan", therefore if the system is dialed in to eliminate all on-peak usage using battery, the saving is huge comparing to choosing a different SRP plan or choosing a different system set up (such as solar panel only). 

If choosing to sell the DADU, did you split the lot or is this wrapped into condo-izing the home and DADU? 

I went through demos of all of those, pulled together our evaluation criteria, etc. and then ended up choosing Hospitable (which we've been thrilled with).Thanks, that makes much more sense and frankly, is a relief (I started wondering if I was missing something, lol.) 

I would definitely choose option 2, what type of creative financing are you talking about? 

***How did I choose the lenders?

The first thing to do if this is the route you want to take is build a team of rockstars in the city you choose to invest in.

If you choose to sell, consider post-retirement timing, installment sales, or a 1031 exchange to mitigate taxes.

Choose that one and use it.