They need to do all their due diligence including understanding the value that will be added by the ADU, the finance options available, the consequences of adding the ADU (rent control, property taxes, rental limitations, etc), etc.Good luck As with all things, it depends on the investor and the equity.If they are able to leverage existing equity to buy it under a HEL or HELOC, then they are adding equity with no out of pocket expenses, and adding immediate and longterm cashflow to existing stock.We like ADU's because there isn't more land being created in our city that is landlocked...but there is more density available to those with large lot under-utilized sfh.In my market, it typically costs $2 to add less than $1 of value on single build ADUs.  

Utilize a 1031 Exchange: Under IRS Code Section 1031, you can defer capital gains taxes by reinvesting the proceeds from the sale into a similar “like-kind” property.

So yes its possible to buy a note and make a huge return but like owing a home in Detroit that you paid 1k for and sold to some unsuspecting Cash flow investor for 30k and made a whopping % profit its not sustainable @J Scott like J Scott mentioned.And the idea in my mind that you can take newbies that go to course's and teach them how to buy non performing assets and then go through the foreclosure process for the reinstatement process while it can be done I bet a fair amount of them ( just like cash flow investors buying Ghetto) the assets are the same and all the same troubles come along with them.At least that's my view.

Most investor utilize short term hard money debt to scale their flipping operations where the lender will fund 80+% of the purchase price and the rehab budget which can allow investors to work on multiple projects at once.

If the property is sub-metered/ if you intend to have the tenants pay utilities make sure to mention that to them. 

I am putting it up on Facebook, Craigslist, etc. but is there anything else a newbie can utilize that you have found success with?

The other half of the accounting records is coming from online purchases, utility payments, etc etc where they are sending you an email. 

I spent 2.5 years getting all the utilities to the property.

I pay no utilities and these are all one year leases.2) THEIR CREDIT RATINGCollege students almost always pay their rent.

I think that organized crime will utilize these currencies as well but who knows how it will be regulated 🤷🏻‍♂️