Hi Katie, I wasn’t sure where to start in SoCal either but what I’ve done is I bought a SFH with a detached garage in riverside county.

I would primarily be focused on the main areas…gate, doorway, front/backyard, and garage if that applies  

We also own a single-family home with a detached garage and a separate lot that is currently secured with the mortgage of the single-family home (we've owned this for 10 months).

Additionally, I modernized the interior and upgraded key features, ensuring the property not only looked better but also met the needs of tenants.

This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.

I am planning to buy a house in Bronx, close to the city, I found a single family house 1 and 1/2 bathroom, 3 bedroom, finished basement, garage, and yard,The house looks in really good condition, I already made an offer for 570.000, in melrose Bronx, I know this is not a safe neighborhood, but I do believe the house will appreciate and also I think I could easily rent it since it’s close to the subway,What do you guys think, will a house in melrose Bronx will appreciate it, taking into account it is close to projects and it’s in melrose? 

The home had fire damage in the garage after roof replacement.

Also I have a garage area that faces the comon area.

no average jo blo can save their way to wealth, society keeps people in debt, ergo amortization of debt....buying and hoarding stuff(in storage you pay busting out of your garage no less ), stuff you don't need rotting in storage or does not have value other than cashflow for storage unit business owners.

I think have a professionally designed, well located, modern, etc home would appeal to more people than trying to find the niche, but I could be wrong.