:-)BTW, I'm actively looking for working partners with some cash to put in for the short to mid-term.

If I did short/mid term rental I could do about $3.5K/ month for 10/12 months.

The short answer is No, you don't need it.

I know January and February are slow months, but looking for suggestions to seek bookings in the short term. 

Short of coming here and meeting face to face with them and come to a couple local REIA events to discuss, for those who are remote I would suggest getting into some of the NE Ohio REIA facebook groups to get some advice from locals.   

I am looking to grow the portfolio to short term rents in Daytona Beach, Florida.  

The lot is flat and level, so we only need a short gravel driveway.

Been licensed for nearly a decade, I got into wholesaling shortly after because I was tired of losing deals and investors to wholesalers—I couldn’t beat them, so I joined them.

I’m sure this will get their attention.I had to do this same thing with a client that had not heard from the short term PM in months

Once you have a short list, get an account with each one and run them through the wringer to see how they function.