@Rachel H.Whoa, whoa, whoa, people.

There are many homes in areas outside of Claremont that are selling for $500k to $650k Many of the people we know are buying homes like this one with a construction loan for the ADU ($100k) and buying a home for $700k + $100k : $800k total at 5% down payment and ending with a total payment (PITI) of $6k minus $2k rents from ADU Total new payment of $4k which is easier to make and once interest come down some, they will refinance to drop their payment to $3k to $3,500 per month. 

It cites Covid work from home as the reason, where people desire more privacy now. 

Go to meetup.com and search real estate for these meetups to link up with people that know your local market and that are doing it! 

Therefore, I am interested in buying him out, but before I do I want to understand if it helps me or hurts me in my investment journey.I would be buying 60 acres for $260,000 and it would cost me $60,000 for the down payment and closing costs. 

I can understand some things, such as new window, but are cosmetic improvements such as paint and power washing really necessary for Section 8 approval?

Tenants in CA think they have all of the power but they don't, we as the landlord need to understand the lease in place and can then take back an equal position to them. 

whereas most people do not respect utilities that they do not have to pay for the utility bill could get expensive in my opinion.

It’s hard to do for paycheck to paycheck people.  

Where people can get into trouble is when it comes to "self-dealing".