What is the long term play here? 

Here is a more realistic way that this will play out: $100k purchase price, needs $50k to catch up on deferred maintenance, still worth $100k afterward.

Mark - Columbus is more appreciation and equity plays.

Just trying to understand how you’d play it from this stage.Thanks for any insight.

@George AgyapongSection 8 isn’t a red flag by itself — on a 4-bed it can actually be a huge stability play if the lease and payment breakdown check out.

A lot of investors do like the lower-income play because the rents hold steady, and once the property is paid off, it’s basically cash flow for life.

But looking back, I also see a pattern that will keep sabotaging you if you allow it... blaming someone else, playing victim, and then bringing those habits into the next thing you decide to pursue.

Without those info it’s tough to say.If the numbers work as a rental and you can get it rent ready with $10K, that’s usually the safer play short term.

Here’s the play I’d run if I owned your setupUpstairs (existing ADU)Leave as-is — it’s already legal and rentable.Downstairs (garage “lite” conversion)Permit for:BathroomElectricalHVACWindows / doorInsulationDo not install:Stove (hot plate + kitchenette is fine)Full closed-off “apartment” layoutLease structure:Rent the downstairs as a:Studio suiteWork-from-home space“ADU extension”Guest suiteOr rent it on a room-by-room basis, which is 100% allowed.6.

No one wants to see prices pushed lower .Few first time home buyers have the time , experience , or money to play HGTV .