DP policies, or Dwelling Property policies, are insurance policies designed for residential properties that are not owner-occupied, such as rental properties or vacation homes.

They tend to have most recent sales data in there you just got to do more leg work to analyze the comparables as it's not really designed to give you a list or nearby, recent sales that you can sort through and make adjustments to.

The $20,000 would be for a pre-designed building footprint. 

Being from Idaho and spending a ton of time in Montana, you know it gets really cold there in the winter.Yurts are designed for more 3-4 season use.

My background is in construction management, so once the work begins I'll be able to facilitate the construction in a timely fashion and oversee the work that needs to be done well, but my concern is actually getting started.I'd also like to make sure I know the root cause of the foundation failure and am not sure if that would be covered in the inspection or if I'd have to have an additional consultant come out and figure out what is going on.

Sound is a potential issue, although I would hope that can be mitigated by the building design.

I saw a few inspection apps in the App Store, but I'm curious if there is one specifically designed for investors, or if anyone has recommendations for one they found particularly useful?

Since 1031 exchanges are designed to defer capital gains taxes, they do not apply to SDIRA transactions, as there are no immediate capital gains taxes to defer.Instead, if an SDIRA-owned property is sold, the proceeds remain within the IRA and can be reinvested into another investment without tax consequences.

Quote from @Erica Dike: If your vacation rental is designed for everyone, it speaks to no one.

Does the time and effort behind designing, permitting, and building the ADU count towards the REP status?