I decided to shift my research away from Joshua Tree/Yucca Valley due to saturation.

The market in our area (any maybe yours) has shifted so much since May that comps prior to that can skew the data. 

@Juan David MaldonadoWhenever pessimism dominates the U.S. economy, commercial real estate investors should be prepared to shift their positions.

If the demand shifts like it has recently, you should be able to shift your projects and your trades to adjust and pivot your business to meet the demand where it's at.

[Waterfall 4]Finally, the remaining $500,000 is split between the general and limited partnership, with 70% going to the investors and 30% to the general partnership.HurdlesHurdles are used by general partners to incentivize performing well on the property by shifting greater returns to the general partners as the property starts to outperform certain metrics, or “hurdles”After each hurdle is cleared, more return goes to the partners, but good hurdles should mean investors are also making more money.

I was going into this project with the intention of renovating the inside of one side and eventually doing the same to the other, but now I have shifted my intention to get the mother in law suite up and running as soon as possible since it needs a full restroom and a kitchenette to get it to a studio apartment status.

Please feel free to recommend your own favorite agent sales resources (books, podcasts, audiobooks, etc) that you have found useful for education and becoming a better agent.I've read the majority of the books BiggerPockets has published related to investing and I've read the Millionaire Real Estate Agent and Shift by Gary Keller.

You could try to shift some things like water to the tenant but my guess is your setup won't allow that easily.

As we get older we shift and want to have a greater societal impact so we can answer the question to ourselves--what was it all about, what impact will I leave....  

You are only a few mindset shifts away from financial freedom.