I am no expert, but as a fellow BP member I just wanted to give you a warm welcome, and commend your action oriented ways despite the fact that you mentioned lacking confidence.

I'm looking into moving to Chicago in about 6 weeks and would like to start investing in RE ideally BRRRR style.  

All these careers are inter-related and very people oriented and helps you to get an edge in investing.

I think finding what interest you and give the challenge you are looking for while being able to provide for the life style you desire is completely personal. 

Here's how it works in Indiana.Indiana is a tax lien state, Big-up auction style, One year redemption period. 

Based on your experiences, would you pick one style ADU over the other? 

Sure, some people may not prefer the style choice, but overall, it's been a win for us and has helped us stand out from the crowd.This house was a huge win for us.  

Typically they are attached to a light switch style disconnect and they can also have 1 or 2 thermostats wired to them. 

.- One final option is an open house style showing.

The plan with the cottages is short-term vacation rentals, and since this whole short-term (airbnb) style of renting may be getting pushed out in the future, our contingency plan would then be to turn them into regular rentals, or to sell them if vacancy ever became a real issue.