Howdy @Monica LitsterThe way the calculator is designed you are working towards establishing a purchase price.  

Hi BP Community!Just wanted to share a quick find from NYT today:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/upshot/how-tale...It's from Robert Shiller (As in the Shiller Index), a very famous economist focusing on housing pri...

A few friends (one being a designer) have given estimates of around $20K and higher.

I am designated the master of the LLC and as such get to make all the decisions as far as daily operations and expenditures up to a certain amount.

No inverse relationship there.From 2008 to 2011, gold went into parabolic bubble territory while real estate crashed hard.From 2012 to present, real estate has recovered from the crash, while gold has crashed hard from its bubble.If you study all of these time frames, RE and gold are not positively or negatively correlated. 

Since the lower unit is designed similar to a walk out basement, I think it may stay cool enough in the summertime to not need A/C.

The stock market is bubbly in my opinion, so extra cash is going towards paying down debt at the moment.  

The only way is it worth it for a PM to manage your properties is if he can hose you for $1000 a month in repairs to the property.Sure, you can spend 3x market rate for a property in Dan's man made bubble and rent to quicken kids and it may be easier... but you'll make no money there either. 

DSCR loans are specifically designed for real estate investors and are based on the property's income-generating potential rather than the borrower's personal income.As for general advice, it's important to have a solid understanding of the real estate market and investment strategies before making any big decisions.

I've been looking into the low income bonus ADU program and it seems if you buy a reasonably priced SFR with a good sized yard, you can construct at least 2 but up to an almost unlimited number of ADUs in a transit priority zone if you designate 50% of them as low income.