I know which areas to avoid, which are solid and which are growing.

Spending some on marketing/mailers/trying to find motivated sellers would be a better use of your money (in my opinion).I downloaded one of his "free" blueprints to building wealth flipping vacant land.

I run a property management group on Oahu and that's what we do, there are many similar services in almost every market. 

Assuming your market is similar, I would add an ADU not primarily as an investment.  

By carefully planning and leveraging your resources, you can maximize the potential of your inherited property and strategically use a HELOC to grow your real estate portfolio.

what would make more sense in the current market right now ? 

Hey @Jake Wosick - You should definitely connect with @Zach Shepard above, he's been a great mentor for me and knows the off-market chicago space better than most.In my opinion, the key to off-market deals is understanding the ROOT issue with the seller. 

Hello all, my name is Brian floyd and Im a fresh back into the real estate market since 2021. 

Get it back on the market and move forward. 

Looking for suggestions on co-hosting, STR market analysis, RE investing for or in retirement - just reading anything I can get my hands on in my (late in life) RE journey.