Again, it would be hard to get any precise direction here but there's enough to think about which way to go with it. 

Here’s, the hard truth I’ve found in 45+ years in the industry; the vast majority of real estate investors, practitioners and business owners do not have a scalable activity.  

I understand there are some protections that go along with it with all the law suits going around but hardly doubt they would go after an office with two agents in it.

It's so important to surround yourself with strong people (i learned that the hard waY...) 

You won't be 6 months of hard work from buying, you'll be 6 YEARS. from buying a property. 

I guess the hard part becomes understanding the risk in these investments while having decreased information and control (ex: in say a syndication).

From a leaky roof to a backyard jungle, it was a crash course in problem-solving and patience.I bought it for $145,000, powered through the chaos with a hard money loan, and sold it for $180,000.

The only note is it is easier to set up the LLC before closing but not so hard to change after. 

But that also depends on your down payment- putting only around 20-25% down is hard to have a profitable STVR.Ultimately with STR v LTR, I'd be mainly curious about your intended use of the property. 

Look, I am rather regimented when it comes to hard money; that a HML should ONLY ever be used for short term transactional purposes.