It could be asbestos-cement, or wood coated with lead-based paint.

When it comes to the Atlanta market -- if you're talking about hedge funds buying up supply versus what you're dealing with in the flip game, more often than not, you're talking about two different animals.

Flipping is it's own animal and their are experts on here to help you with that. 

Commercial lending ‘seems’ like a different animal when it comes to lending.My questions to the BP community are below:1.

They are really two different animals at the end of the day. 

No exotics (anything beyond a cat, dog, or caged bird), animals must be fixed, housebroken, all shots, socialized, and I will meet the pet.

fresh coat of paint?

The bank, progressive animals that they are, wouldn't recognize the additional SF of the ADU's because they weren't physically connected to the main house.

We lived in it for 4.5 years and did little things gradually to bring it to life: new carpet in a bedroom, new bamboo floor in another bedroom, patio area with a pergola, seal coated the driveway, etc.

You will quickly find out that Real estate investing is not one animal it is a entire eco system that you need to get very familiar with before you spend your hard earned funds.