@Howie BakerI am currently in a mentoring program that matches a true apprentice program you describe. 

Worst case, I can look up zoning changes and match the address with recent sales, however, if no permits were pulled I do not know if renovations occurred further increasing the value.

Then, match the JE to the bank feed transaction so all property-specific transactions are accounted for in QBO.4) What’s the best way to set up QuickBooks to make handling multiple LLCs easier in the future? 

Name on permits match the GC under contract or were subs used to pull permits.

As others have said, better photos are always worth the investment and definitely a lower cost than major rennovations.Another thing that I noticed was that your reviews are low - if you can get those up you can be listed as a "guest favorite" on airbnb and that helps you get to the first page when people search for matching criteria, rather than being buried 5+ pages in.

Recently I have found almost all the cases where the owner name in county record is different from what applicant stated. this made me wonder if my assumption that name should match in county records is valid?

The categories match up pretty well with the 25 components I call out in my Estimating Rehabs books.Btw, this is the way my accountant recommended I set up QB...he's the one who moves everything to WIP at the end of the year for the properties that haven't yet sold. 

I've been waiting to post this for a while, as the details were a bit fuzzy.  But there's a new sherif in town.  Google the term "Google Vacation Rentals". You will see various properties listed for any area that you ...

means to order the search finding such as most recent, best match to search topic, etc.  

The Feeder Fund sponsor goes out and matches their network to a "main GP's" deal.