I'm a local so I plan to use that to my advantage.  

With the grace and mercy of GOD I will own my 1st Real Estate Investment property before the end of this year this will be 1 of many as I plan on retiring early so that I will be able to enjoy the fruits of my labor and help others where needed 

Should give you guidelines for properties and business plans. 

Definitely plan on looking more into those area but I will reach out because I’m sure I’ll have a ton of questions.

Consult Historical Zoning Information: Combine what you see on Google Maps with historical zoning data available from local city planning offices.

They wanted to plan trees on MY side of the fence and were just "letting me know" that's what they were going to do.Nope, not happening.

When we asked “what they were currently doing, what they planned to do, and how we could help.”

So I plan on going with the FHA 3.5% down and hopefully going for something in the 3-400k range in a neighborhood like back of the yards, mt greenwood, south shore but also open to other options.

There are designers who focus on ADU layout, drafters who just draw ADU plans, and contractors who just pump out garage conversions.

It depends on how deep is your knowledge, your experience, your willingness to invest in automation technology, always having a backup or two, your location in the community around you, of your property is in pristine or run down shape, whether you use the cheapest appliances or make things complicated or not,You didn't mention whether self-managed whether you mean you are on location or remote.