Also, in your experience, which metric do you find most important when evaluating an investment property?

Most people who househack use that as an opportunity to gain experience into managing a property for themselves.

You need to vet them for what they are bringing to the table (cash/project management experience/contractors/etc.)A good hard money company that can work with investors on the loan and/or construction costs.

In my experience, toilets are the culprit 90% of the time.

You'd have to play with the search engine on zillow to find them.As for the 650k price, that's specifically for my neighborhood.

The family member needs the money now and is looking to rent as opposed to finance another home.I'm essentially playing seller and buyer.

But this space is changing rapidly and in jurisdictions like San Jose where housing is scare, expensive and government entities are motivated to do something about it, I predict we'll see appreciation and other key metrics play out in favor of properties with ADUs in the near future.

It's the land/location increasing in value - not the home itself, in my personal experience and opinion

Could anyone share how you got through a similar experience?

Congrats - looks like the great combo of learning experience (getting this out of the way) while also still being financially successful!