If you are in town near the end of the month, I’d like to invite you to our group.

A lot of or most appraisers i work with that also work for the banks with purchases or refinances do “table top appraisals” I would pay one of them in your town: see any good realtor that is in escrow in your town for their listing or buyers and they likely had an appraiser come out recently (call them and ask them for that phone number). 

@Cecely FernandezWelcome to Biggerpockets and Jacksonville.The North / West side of town is deemed 'rougher'.32206 / 32209 are prolly the rougher zipcodes on the north / west side.With that said, you can invest in areas and not enter those zip codes if you have a PM / contractor.best of luck

Simultaneously, an investor-friendly realtor in your area who invests, but also does market business so they know the other agents and the landscape of the towns you are most interested in.

in a decent part of town? 

I live in a small town in the middle of Cleveland and Columbus Ohio, and my rent is about to increase 8% in 2022.

It's not a factory town or 1-industry town with 1 major employer---lots of corporate headquarters are here.

It needed substantial repairs and remodeling but the owner worked out of town and just did not have the time or the energy to get them accomplished.

Does anyone have experience building/renting an ADU in this part of town?

I understand all of the coastal towns & who their guests are, more importantly, compare data on all of these markets to help you decide which town is the best spot for your home.