I haven't dug into the actual agreement, but was curious because I'm not in a position to house hack, but see many people on here recommend the strategy.

I focus on mid-grade quality items that are durable and pleasant to use yet not so nice that people are tempted to swipe them and are then expensive to replace.

Are you saying you are blocking weekend days to force people to book weekdays?

A mentor ship program is how most people do it.

Sometimes people will list it low knowing that there are repairs. 

I've done this with my properties because I'm well known in my small town and don't want people to know what I own.

So let’s assume with realistic expense estimates over 1st 5 years you average $250 in today equivalent dollars (it will be a challenge at that starting point).The ADUs are typically receiving valuations below $100k, but let’s be generous to show the scope of the people and say it adds $150k of value. 

That shows real estate can be possible for anyone; in my opinion, I know everyone has unique and challenging situations, but in principle, anyone who can follow some basic budget fundamentals can save up enough for a down payment.Grateful BiggerPockets continues to bring more people into the industry!

The people listed below have been all over BP and can provide great information

There have been numerous people on BP talking about how they paid application fees but they could never get their loans closed on any deal brought to the company.