The true headline is that you were willing and able to purchase the property and took massive action with limited due diligence and little rehab experience.  

On the left the crawl space is small, leading to another access point to further crawl space beneath another room; the access is constricted by stone foundation and I am unable to enter that portion.The following pictures show the crawl space on the right side of the hallway; the section is split by a massive (4x8?)

Financial obligations (bank payments + rent) as a percentage of disposable income is at a 40-year low.The average household wealth of the bottom 50% of households is at a historic high...there is no comparable period whatsoever.If you back out real estate gains, net worth is over 100% higher than pre-pandemic levels for the bottom 50% of households.Bank deposit balances of the the bottom 50% are $10,000+ and $3,000 above pre-pandemic levels, and kept increasing in 4Q21 after 3 quarters of increasing inflation and lower fiscal support payments.Nominal wage growth for the lowest income quartile is growing at the same pace as inflation (most important stat on the page).2020 had large gains in real wage growth; so, even though real wage growth is severely negative for the past year, the 2-year trend is break even.If real wage growth is -1%, it would take ~6 years to burn off the excess savings of the average bottom 50% of households.

Low property taxes, excellent unemployment rates, massive medical influence, and relatively low prices.

HUD/FHA Lender List (enter your search radius criteria and put a checkmark next to 203k) & the 203k Endorsement Summary Report (click on Sept 2021 for the fiscal year data). 

Flipping a duplex for a first timer is a massive endeavor.

The good part about investing where you are is the massive upswings of appreciation.

I was looking at the ADUs but the fact that they stop being adus once the owner moves out seems like a massive headache. 

No more fiscal stimulus and corporate debt overhang that cannot be rolled. 

Hey David,Finding the right real estate specialized CPA is a massive game changer.