President Biden is calling on Congress to enact an innovative, new competitive grant program that awards flexible and attractive funding to jurisdictions that take concrete steps to eliminate such needless barriers to producing affordable housing.See my post on Raleigh zoning changes to relieve 2/3/4-plex shortage regarding one city that anticipates federal funding grants for this purpose. 

Ideally I would like my property to attract younger tenants (under the age of 35).

Agree with @Jarrod Covey - Bastrop is attractive with Tesla coming. 

It needs a kitchen, a couple of windows added and permanently closing the garage door.What software programs do you recommend to put together designs for these ADU's that I could take to the county planning commission.

The building was not designed for cash flow so you have much higher expense ratios and more headaches to contend with.

These loans are designed to stimulate homeownership (not investments).

We are working on locking up our deal tomorrow hopefully, figured it would be wise to figure out the best way to attract contractors w/ good skills but understanding that this isn't a one off and is rather a relationship building situation.

@Lawrence ChenThe first step I’d do is write down your goals and expectations for an investment - what cash flow do you want, how much time do you want to spend, what condition of home, what about a market attracts you, etc.Then once you have a better idea that, I’d recommend to start reaching out to agents who are also investors so you can learn how the local markets are operating and how the on-market MLS compares to off-market deals.Overall, the Midwest is great.

I’m considering Podio along with an app package designed for real estate.

If your numbers still work, pools can be an attractive feature and could fetch higher rents.