This will help me address the process and opportunities more thoroughly and effectively.Thank you in advance for sharing your experiences and thoughts—I truly value your input!

Basically, refund any and all down payments, interetest charges, processing fees, late fees, etc.2) I beleive Dodd-Frank only applies to owner-occupied properties. - Hence why all the DSR loans we've seen have a required document the borrower signs that states the lender will start foreclosure proceeedings if the borrower ever occupies the property.Please correct me if I'm wrong or clarify anything I missed.

Follow the lease and the laws in your state and start the eviction process.

There were many lessons learned in the process of my first investment.

That violates the Takings Clause.MD can be distinguished (in fact MD was mentioned in the decision) in that there IS a process on the books for the foreclosed owner to petition the court for the surplus. 

Make sure it explicitly explains the process for termination if you are unhappy with their services, especially if they violate the terms of your agreement.3.

The process for commercial properties is basically the same as residential properties, so it takes work.Again, echoing Dominic, a good investment is a good investment, whether you spent 8 months courting an owner to get them to sell to you, or whether it is on CBRE/Cushman/Marcus/Loopnet or any other brokerage website.  

In other words, two financing agreements "wrapped" together.But the goal here would be for the 2nd buyer to close all-cash (to skip the financing process), would that still work? 

Hi Ashley, We have found what works well for us, as well as our clients is to ask them during the on boarding process if they have any preferred contractors.  

Due to item 1, adding an ADU can require years to start achieving any return (once the accumulated cash flow recovers the initial negative position).4) Adding an ADU is a slow process.