I’ve only quickly looked at his program but it seems very basic and not much he you couldn’t learn here.

If your business is simple and you just want the basics, it should be relatively quick.

We use Quickbooks Online and took a class with our CPA to learn the basics - Well worth it! 

Basically you go to the courthouse or pull the leads online depending on your county.

Expensive but you get a piece of mind that anything will basically be covered.  

(Approach - 2) - He says that if he is asked to pull permits, he is not responsible for any additional work that the inspector may throw (basically more money out of my pocket on the rehab costs).

I initially spoke with Edward, he's basically the guy that will get some information from you and you can ask general questions.

Basically, if you run it hands-on and spend significant time doing it - probably there is material participation and self-employment tax.As you can see, a generic yes/no answer is impossible for your question.

Basically, you should treat an MTR lease just like a LTR lease, with some small adjustments because you are providing utilities and furniture.Another side of your question ("anything important I should include when contracting with business?") 

because that's basically what's happening with this strategy".