I did not want to incur the cost but I figured...that maybe....just maybe....sometime in the near future us ADU home owners may be able to rent both units....like a duplex.At that point it will be worth it to let the tenets be responsible for their own bills.Not saying that other ways are bad...they are actually very cost effective if you are living there...but what about as you scale your business and move onto other properties.This of course if your city will allow you to rent both units...the city I am in is tough but things can change as more pressure is being put on affordable housing.Once again...not saying any way is right or wrong...I just did it this way for the reason I just mentioned.Thank you....

Long story short, I felt I wasted money, and gave up on the course entirely a month after purchasing.

You should also be well versed in the local vacancy rates and how they effect your unit and turnover times. 

Any tips on targeted marketing, effective lead generation, or even some "outside-the-box" tactics?

Start small, network with other investors, and use tools like BiggerPockets calculators to analyze deals effectively.

Lots of fakes out there so be careful.And its not so  much they will steal up front money from you.. but you waste time and money finding a place thinking they are going to fund you put up non refundable EM spend money on inspections only to have your deal die because you got with someone who cant fund or never could fund. 

These things need so much power that unless the site has access to major grid access point you're wasting your time. 

Not too shabby for land appreciation.That said, I’d keep an eye on the Elon Effect down southeast.

Strong jobs reports had a larger effect on the 10 year treasury, followed by strong retail sales numbers, followed by EU inflation numbers, then followed by election results but honestly election results only affected rates for a couple of days.Lots of pressure on treasuries from the level of debt the US is carrying, but remember the Fed is also still doing quantitative tightening (while cutting rates) which is additional upward pressure on rates.

I don't work on houses, but I have to use B and A-basis values for material strength which in effect means the real material will end up being 20%+ stronger (depend on the material).