@Stacy MansonAt this time with such low balance you simply don't have enough to do any alternative investments.

Their verbal quote is $230/sqft including all material. 

I'm looking at 5 unit+ properties and adding ADUs since those with immediately be valued off of the NOI.The CA state-wide rules for ADUs don't apply to 5+ properties (meaning, you can only add them to SFR or duplex properties), and I don't know of any City that has alternate rules that are more permissible. 

Same deal, we cover all vacancies, repairs and maintenance.My investors have gotten their check every month for 20 years.Just thought I would throw out an alternative to rentals.Tim

This makes a big difference as if you get contractor's on a house by house basis, it's probably 10-20% markup in labor and material costs. 

As such, it may make sense to sell (David Greene has a lot of material on return on equity, so I suggest reading up on that before making a decision).

I love finding great reading material (for ANY subject, really).

I’m trying to find out some help in to how I can get a loan for the property and for the Materials

Alternatively I could turn the garage into my business storage & "office" as a write off against my rental taxes.

Jerry Norton on YouTube has a lot of great material on how to do this.