The tenant can say to the judge: "See, the landlord did not want it forwarded because the landlord did not want me to know that I owe the money"

As far as tapping into the equity without doing a refinance, we offer some great HELOC products which are especially good for funding short term deals like ground up constructions or fix and flips.  

Quote from @Chuk Obiazi: Wholesaling is pitched as a way to make easy money.

Yes, i know I’ll be short on seats in any hot tub and that’s okay.

@Tiffany Makiya 300k for a renovation is a lot of money.

I think the thing that might dissuade me from such a deal is if you needed to put a substantial amount of money down as again, financing is tough with leaseholds from my understanding. 

When I graduated in 2018 I really hit the ground running.

Would I be able to do a 1031 if I’m buying a primary property with an ADU that I would use as a short term rental?

I would recommend creating a short business synopsis/plan of the property, the numbers, pictures, and comps and send it around to close family and friends that might be interested in lending or partnering.

I like how you're seizing the opportunity right now to secure more money from the government, which is in my opinion the most dependable income to have.