If there is a way to create a solid master bathroom while implementing another en suite with some kind of bathroom variation, I think that would be what I would do.

If rents don't increase faster than inflation, you won't have sufficient funds to cope with rising costs.

If the seller purposefully marketed the property with an ADU and claimed it to be legal while 100% knowing it wasnt is subject to sellers disclosure law per your state. 

Many people don't buy because they are concerned about this and that.

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I don't often see people talk about it very much on here at all.

While buying one that’s up and running might seem a good idea - paying for speed - if you’re not quite ready, sometimes the best deal you make is the one you don’t make at all.

So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.