Hoping to leverage the broker's expertise and knowledge in a deal like this given our newness to the commercial space. 

Thanks for reaching out with your expertise. 

Happy to refer architect and contractor if you are looking for great quality at $300/sqft range.Chen I do not have the local market expertise to be able to tell from the listings the value added by the ADU (note I am not indicating that your comment is not true but that I cannot tell because I do not have the expertise to know the value of the property without the ADU).  

., which are all things I heard in one form or another through BiggerPockets.If you are seeking expertise for these topics or looking to meet experienced investors in the locations out of state that you mentioned, then definitely attending a Real Estate Investment Group in those areas would be ideal, and probably more possible since a lot of these meetups are happening online and are often free to join through Zoom.

My goal is to use my realtor skills and expertise to buy sfh's with partners and use their money for the down payment, so it's no money out of my pocket. 

I'm not shy about doing my own taxes, but would rather focus on my own professional work and hire a tax professional's time and expertise to do what they do so well.The tax laws are more complex than "back in the day" and forever changing.

No pitches, just networking and interesting presentations from people with expertise in some part of the multifamily world.

Then invest where you leverage the knowledge and expertise of others. 

Allows you to lean on the expertise of others2.

My expertise is in residential, but when looking for deals, I ran across a very small (.12 acre or 5227 sq ft) parcel with a building  that probably needs torn down, filled with junk (it appears to have been a thrift/antiqui/stuff stand).The building is about 800 sq ft, and the back of the property is a 10' wide shallow creek, but with enough water to hear it flow from the back and sides of the building.