Whether you want to invest in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Gilbert, Tempe, Chandler, Peoria, Goodyear or all the cities in between that make up the Metro area, I thought this excerpt from an article in the Arizona Republic (1/13/20) summed it up well:>>“Metro Phoenix is the Goldilocks of U.S. housing,” (real estate analyst John) Burns said at the Land Advisors Organization’s annual real estate forecast in December.

Here’s a newspaper article about that.https://pilotonline.com/busine...

That said, your first real estate investment could be your primary home (I know this article says "retirement" but really... it can be a plan of attack for any stage of investing). 

I shared an article in another ADU thread on cost of new build I've gotten (between $250/sq ft to $400/sq ft). https://infinitesabbatical.com...The combination of low price point at $230/sq ft, potential complication with front yard addition (you may want to ask your contractor further), and this dual-language contract you received tells me that you may want to proceed with caution.

Jump on the forums/blogs here on Biggerpockets and search for your questions.

Was curious because I am in the scaling process and looking at purchasing my 3rd rental property once something becomes available in my area of expertise.I remember reading 2 is the max, but I can not seem to relocate that article(s).Thanks for any help.

From reading the massive collection of articles, forums, and stats here, I'm open to the possibility that I might not have to move.

I have read several articles about trends in vacation rentals and one was unique places to stay.Something like this:

There are a lot of great articles about it here on BP, episodes in the BP podcasts, etc.Again, it's possible people do it with ADUs around here but I haven't really heard of it, at least in RI where I live and do most of my investing - except for some legislation a few years ago limiting it to family members (i.e., a bona fide "in law" unit).

The resources I have available right now are evening and weekend time, and some equity in my home that I can leverage to get started.I saw an article that was passed around the Dayton Meetup Community that the Lot Links program is discontinued as of last month, unfortunately.