Plus you do not know how to renovate.

,This situation might be very specific but I am needing help solving this issue.I have someone who would like to sell me their Airbnb House they currently have it under a VA Loan with the Local housing authority. it is assumable but would require me to put more down and would limit their use of the VA Loan until i refinance out of it.the Local Housing authority has been calling mortgages due to anyone they find that are owner financing homes while still having an active mortgage from them on. 

Brokered a client this 5br 2ba house in Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago but the cheaper less nice side of town for $350,000.

My goal is to eventually move out of my current house hack which is in the center of my small town and very visible to something more secluded.

Maco indicators don't mean much unless you are buying a thousand houses. 

According to this if i end up purchasing a house that the agent is involved, he will get his commission.

I own a house free am clear that needs a lot of work (80k).

For example, if a 1,600 sq ft main house is appraised at $100 sq/ft, what could I expect a 600 sq ft ADU of similar build quality to be appraised for?  

But if you are already worried about paying back that HELOC out of the property you buy, you are creating a house of cards from the start depending on how good of a buyer you are.

Hire a Architect to provide drawings with a lot of details such as existing house elevations and floor plan, proposed elevations and new floor plan, roof, wood deck, addition, etc.