The tax foreclosure auctions I've been attending usually feature abandoned homes that are not habitable.

Going forward, I’d suggest designating a tenant representative that you get to work with directly.

To add to @Matthew Forrest's point, a homeowner without previous experience with the design-build process for an ADU should realistically expect 12 months from initial design to completion.

We've been using Quickbooks so that's what I recommend, either the QBO Plus (with Class feature) or the QB Desktop.

I ran through the others when I first started investing and they were either very limited in their features or very expensive for a landlord with only a few units.

Redfin has a good download feature, but does not include agents.

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