Has anyone done anything creative in the past with a detached garage besides turning to ADU?

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.- If you try to hire contractor directly, you have about a 90%+ chance of getting taken advantage of.

All end buyers can see it on the market now and can buy it direct so what would the point be of you locking it up on assignment and then asking people to come back and buy it when they already could have bought it without paying you spread in the middle.

The IRS is very clear about the distinction between the two scenarios.  1099 subcontractors provide their own tools, set their own schedules are not directed by the hour. 

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Do they use a servicing company to make the payments directly to the , or do they make payments directly to the seller and hope they pass them on to the lender?

Best thing on looking for info on a cost segregation study is to go directly to a firm that specializes in it.

Lending was another challenge, lending restrictions were starting to tighten up, and we had to get a bit creative with our lenders to get the financing we needed to close.

It should be pretty accurate - high level data sites are not always going to be perfect, but should always be directionally correct and AirDNA has a pretty strong track record.