It sounded much less personal. here is the post https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/468304-roofstock-case-study @jason gines took the time to layout his process step by step.

We need the below:Site plan- Floor plans, exterior elevations, preliminary structural design, building sections, preliminary cabinet layout andelevations, preliminary interior elevations- -dimensional exterior and/or interior renderings depicting the proposed work.

Do you have an existing and demo plan as well as the new layout plan for the skilled trades for them to determine SOW or do you detail the SOW only and your contractors provide the general budget number and the cost gets more detailed as they get into the Reno?

Also, only count comps with similar layouts. 

I'd like to hear more about the layout including whether its attached or not.

In your post you lay out some of the common things that lead to low returns when converting a primary residence into a rental.

The room layout must be reasonable for a residential home.

We market the property at lower price and then discuss a sort of 'cost averaging' for that utility during lease signing.Here's another 'out of the box' idea - depending on your layout and climate - you may consider electric baseboard heat as a different option for heat, coupled with using window units for air....Jim

Maybe rivers, lakes, camping, general land layout, quality of the area as a whole--does it seem like a nice area when I drive through.

Regarding the taxes / deduction, think I’m in the situation you lay out.