Most wholesalers don't like to show supporting evidence as to how they arrived at their offer and there is a good reason they are trying to squeeze every penny out of the seller.Joe Gore

Refinances, it is more obvious as there will be modifications to the property that are evident on the appraisal.

I've seen no evidence where I am to suggest any irregularities, but I'm not licensed and can't see documents other than what's recorded in county records.

See the fact that mortgage rates are up about 1% from Oct when the fed started to cut the fed funds overnight rate as evidence. 

However, there also seems to be evidence from committee meetings supporting short-term rentals being authorized in historic neighborhoods like mine as long as guests adhere to a 7-night minimum stay.

If you're looking for appraisal value an ADU may not be the best bet, but if you intend to sell, my anecdotal evidence suggests in dense highly desirable neighborhoods, ADU square footage will gross the same as the main house.

:@Seth Borman“Zoning was largely created to assist speculators in profiting from zone changes”Are you aware of substantial evidence to back up this claim?

The sale evidently resulted in Quest’s owners getting zippo (hearsay, working to confirm that). 

There are good ones out there who have a good business, but from what is evident on this site, they are few and far in between.

An awful lot of hullabaloo about something that seems self evident and not nearly as complicated as this discussion is making it.