I'm lacking a network and relationships with like-minded people.

I have been researching on how to start the process of investing and I’ve talked to a few people who are more knowledgeable than me in real estate.

Areas that have been good 30 or 50 years ago are still good today.One wildcard though.The city of MKE has initiated a projected called GrowMilwaukee, which is based on the majors vision to increase population (for fiscal reasons, more people per square mile) and they have identified the lack of midrise mixed use districts - they call it the "missing middle".

Often, people like me surf several different jobs/careers, only to find themselves in their thirties without a vocation--something they can find truly fulfilling as well as profitable.

Does anyone know of any people who have successfully navigated building an ADU on their property locally? 

People will tell you that you can do all sorts of things with a property, but they may or may not be correct.

I do appreciate it and look forward to working with great people in this journey! 

But with enough work and connecting with the right people you can make it happen.

In general, I would say it’s not worth joining, is a huge waste of money, and is overall extremely poor quality.

I know that in single families in Cleveland Heights people have put in basement bedrooms with an egress window and they were on formal plans that were submitted to the city and approved.