But with the tenant in place i will not be able to replace flooring and update unit enough to really force apprecaition. 

BUT if you do buy a fixer, then you can force appreciation into the house and then take out a HELOC. to afford your ADU's.now to your questions:1.

It is not uncommon for Landlords to go for 2 months out of the year with no Section 8 Payment, or be forced to reduce what they charge by $50.00 to $100.00 a month if the City decides to (unilaterally) reduce your Section 8 voucher. 

Truth be told I always wanted to join the military (Air Force) but around my 30th I realized that widow is closing.

For C/D buy everything cheep at a RE-store.  

I am not from Ohio, but for some reason my family gravitates to Ohio Schools.

He shared that it’s benefit has been that it can be a forced savings plan for most people, especially for those who have a hard time saving.  

Horizontal snow and sleet delivered with gale force winds will do that to you.If it were me, that would be my first consideration. 

It does not pan out that way and many are forced to become somewhat less than scrupulous to succeed.

Plus the trades are aging fast and many will retire and we have a generation of college kids come up who can't tell a 2x4 from a 2x8.Sub 300k inventory (in our market) is the lowest and limited to existing homes - the cost of land, materials and labor force builders into the 400-600 range, so starter homes are like bit-coin: finite supply.Wrapping it all up I dont believe we will see an economic slow down have significant impact on the RE markets - at least certainly not to the tune for 2008.