Soaking up as much information as possible from the Bigger Pockets podcast, preparing myself for taking action, and looking for conections and building relationships.

Building permits, a leading indicator of future construction activity, were up by 1.5% to 1.80 million units.Rent costs rising over the past few years could finally be hitting the consumer's wallet in that they are becoming weaker and unable to afford higher rents.Also, looking at the housing starts data, new supply may be entering the market finally, causing prices to drop as consumers have more options. 

(Yes it’s a thing there’s little sidewalk plows/snow throwers that the town will own.)The landlord is definitely responsible for snow removal from the rooftops which if it builds up can cause ice dams or worse collapse your roof.

One thing I would add is that you can put effort on the front end into building a cash buyer list and know their criteria.

If you're looking to invest long term and build a portfolio, I'd recommend going with a 2-4 unit and take advantage of the VA financing.

Build - rent - refinance - repeat 

Practice market research, property analysis, building a team, and starting small.

They also told people to stop sitting on home equity and tap into that as an asset to use for education and build a better life.

Zoning ordinances, building codes, and ADU rules are all hyper local, so I would suggest you get an architect involved to help sort through everything.

At the same time you can go to the local building departments and find the plans for the projects and get the GC info from that as well as the architect.