Just to use and pay off monthly.  

Can I pay the contractor I found myself and just let them know the work is being done or is it best to run everything through the manager?

We also have all of our tenants pay their own heat and electric. 

If you make $30K a year from rents it will take you 10 years to pay off the ADU. 

@Kaleb Phillips you could pay for a mentor, but not many good ones worth what they charge.Everything you need to know is actually on the internet, much of it here on BP.Recommend working backwards: What results do you want?

Take the money you would be forced to pay for the course and use it to buy your first property and take off from there. 

Our top source for applications is Zillow and we pay to get more exposure on Zillow, so if you aren't doing that, check into doing that.

Pay off all debt(besides mortgage).

At least it is going towards paying the bills.

I think I pay something like $6 a month per lock.