Because of the additional income I am producing through the consulting business, I am afforded the opportunity to invest money in real estate.  

You're either doing it yourself, spending a little money and hiring/managing someone else to do it, or you don't do it and let the leads rent from someone else.

You should consider private money!

During this time you are not generating any return from the money invested in the ADU.

Good people gave me work, I learned more skill, more money, worked hard!

Probably going to be a check.Smart contractors are starting to understand that convenience matters to customers and being able to take different methods of payment can help them collect their money.

If you can solve their problem, you can usually buy the house.When you are a new wholesaler, the best thing you can do is to get some reps calling and looking for another wholesaler in the area, before you put your own money down on it.

Instead, the answer was to make a new money making market off of it.

Real estate is easy to get into, but hard to earn a living. 87% of all agents quit within two years because they don't make enough money.

Get busy making money.