One of the biggest challenges for everyone involved is being on the same page about the actual time required for maintenance.DIY landlords rarely properly track their time when it comes to property management in general - tracking their true time invested in maintenance is where they perform the worst.Investors that hire PMCs are rarely any better at understanding the true amount of time maintenance takes.

How do you actually strike from out of state in a timely manner?

@Sophanara Khoeun you mention that you have no time as you have a 9-5 job - so, do 99% of investors!

Time they have been around is important.

Purchase price: $125,000 Cash invested: $120,000 First try at turning a single family home into a duplex while going through the permit process for the first time.

Recognize in this RE environment it is unlikely to be a get rich quick environment without a full time dedication to value adds.  

Depending on the type of commercial you want to get into my suggestion is to go work for a company that does commercial real estate as learning from people who do it and getting paid at the same time is not a bad strategy 

Time is money—choose someone who can execute efficiently without disrupting your revenue.8.

I am unsure how you think this can recover a negative equity position any time soon.  

Most of the time, an ADU will cost 100k just for that part and then you have to actually build the cosmetic part for an additional 40-50k.