I first need to see their place before I make a decision. 

That may be true, but don't make those decisions before sitting down with her as a family and showing her all of the properties, what they make, what their liabilities are, what their values are, and where they are.

Making significant management decisions b.

The BRRRR method and mid-term rentals are solid strategies, and you’ll find plenty of insights here to help guide your decisions.

But did not plan on a $Trillion dollar asset base decision to be made by an idiot.  

They would never look at 99% of the 154 units that are listed on Zillow at any given time.I used this exercise to show how opportunities fall through the cracks & most investors make investment decisions based on bad or irrelevant data.

Here's two episodes I might start with on your STR/MTR decision journeyBuying in Overlooked Short-Term Rental Markets https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-948The Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Medium-Term Rental Empire https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-780If you like those two episodes, please feel free to reach out to me for more, there's a good amount of STR/MTR BiggerPockets podcasts and content.

Persistence in reaching a supervisor or someone with decision-making authority can sometimes yield better results.Contact HUD and Explore Options: Immediately follow up with the HUD counseling representative.

At present you just need a meals and room tax license.

Those decisions are really yours to make and are dependent on your goals.Hope that helps!