From the podcast it sounds like a viable option for cashflow, but I have no real world experience of the area.

I am only doing MTR but, No that info you got on STR is not accurate.

We don’t have basements, or foundation issues, the tile roofs last “forever” so there’s almost no reason.

This post is my small way of advising against that and hopefully steering some people straight.There's no shame in sitting on cash, building reserves, and being patient right now.

A book I’m reading mentions “taxes” should be included in operating expenses but they don’t specify what type of taxes.All it says is “call your local county or look online at the county assessor’s page”No clue what that means, could someone clarify what taxes they’re referring to?

Would it be under the business tax id number which would be brand new (so no history yet) or would it be through me personally through my own credit report/history?

No appreciation because house without JADU would have more appreciation than with the JADU.  

Purchased not one but two properties from a foreclosure with no title search .

there's no way around it.  

Lots of good advice above. 98 percent of wholesalers don't even know how to evaluate rehab costs and have no access to get the true ARV and don't care either way, they are just trying to make the biggest spread instead of finding the best win-win scenario.