When you're looking at homes, target homes with no HOA, a backyard to add a pool, fully updated, game room potential, and close to popular attractions.

Usually, this is about 30% of their gross monthly household income.Configuration - Two bedrooms, three-car garage, large back yard, single-story, two stories?

Unique facets about your property like a terrace or backyard? 

I have a $250k HELOC, which I had been planning on using to build an ADU in the backyard.

I'm going to continue to research and will let you know if I make a move.Invest in your own back yard (that is my advise).

If it’s in your own backyard, then community banks and credit unions are a great place to start.lots of them love to lend on commercial real estate because they are shorter term and backed by a hard asset.

I’m looking to buy a SFH in Santa Clarita and build a new ADU in the back yard. 

It's actually in a pretty good geographical location: next to Camden Yards (Orioles baseball), M&T Stadium (Ravens football), and now Horseshoe Casino.

For example the new baseball stadium almost finished (maybe there will be some commercial construction in surrounding areas).

Double yellow lines out front, across from a school, power lines, shopping center, apartments behind, back yard is backing to interstate, etc etc is a pass for a flip property unless you can get it real cheap and sell it well below value for a profit.....but in general it will take a little longer to sell.