What is your biggest struggle? 

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Seeing many parallels to "the community" here (you know, the ones who follow the biggest go-giver ever himself).

I am currently working on phase 2; building 2 ADUs.The permits are already in the works but the biggest question is what is the best approach when funding these 2 ADUs BEFORE I have the equity from my home?

The biggest question you need to ask yourself is if you are doing this to afford a property you otherwise couldn’t afford or to save money period, that will lead to very different conclusions about where/if to buy. 

Lastly, what’s been the biggest surprise about being a landlord so far?

I have a client in KC that has acquired 45 SFRs and is just now looking to buy MF properties.Two of the biggest things to consider when buying a commercial property (5+) versus a 1-4 MF is cost (e.g., the appraisal for 5+ is at least $2k-$3k) and the financing structure by lenders because Fannie/Freddie don't generally buy loans for commercial properties.So, for you personally, the biggest driver for the type of your next property is probably going to be the amount of a down payment/equity you can put in the property.

I have seen some offers from Main Street come through, which is one of the biggest hedge fund type buyers.I've seen offers from Offer Pad and Opendoor in the last few weeks as well.

The biggest time suck is finding tenants.

Our company has designed over 100 flips for Real Estate Investors in 12 states, and one of the biggest mistakes that we see our investors (try to) make is always going BOLD with the design!