During this time you are not generating any return from the money invested in the ADU.

However the older generation that lived through the 80s really like that arcade cabinet and they are the ones paying for the trip. 😉 

In fact, I just tossed away an amortization book of tables that I've had for almost 30 years, when we were doing some winter cleaning - the lowest rate it went down to was 7%.

STR management is 20-25% (I would recommend self managing or getting a VA), since income is higher you could probably get away with 5% for maintenance / cap ex but remember you need to cover utilities and cleaning for these units which drives up costs.

Now what you should do is contact the title company and confirm if title was going to be clean and marketable.

I manage a bevy of STR properties in Costa Rica and from a yield perspective, things have definitely started to return to normal as far as revenue generation goes.

But if you were to use it as an air bnb or ir it is raw land that you can generate income from by farming or renting out to farmers or grazing that would certainly work.

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are an increasingly popular way to generate additional rental income on an existing property.

Quote from @Roy Gottesdiener: I own a rental portfolio that generates around $1,600 in monthly cash flow and has $400,000 in equity.

I'd rather have a property remain vacant to I can spend time cleaning up and getting it ready and back-online so it could be available for someone else to rent.