Hmmm, teaming up with someone you don't know.

I'd rely on her to handle much of the day-to-day management.Given this, we're leaning toward a single-family home where we can comfortably rent a room to someone we trust.

If they are low balls then usually you are asking someone to work for free as the fix and flip landscape is competitive for a low pay out.

I'm not the strongest in knowing the Queen Creek market from an agent standpoint, but I have someone that I can recommend to you. 

You can learn from someone one step ahead of you and then do business together.I'm sure there are plenty of mentors you could pay substantial money to to gain knowledge and know how but i doubt it could replace actual relationships that are pertinent to your market and current business.

—it’s also about reliability, attention to detail, and someone who just “gets” your space and your guests’ expectations.Do you have any hidden gems, local recommendations, or tips to share?

If someone injures themselves and sues, they will be suing the LLC and not you personally.

Talk to a tax advisor that you trust or know someone personally that has high trust with them.  

If you got a report that someone was smoking cigarettes or cigars outside only, per the rules, would you post the same question?

In order to do this you need to have deal flow and you need to know 1) How to recognize a good, profitable deal, 2) How to put together funds quickly to buy the deal before someone else does and in such a way where you are protected and the deal is protected, 3) How to run the project so that you follow the budget and don't overspend or overbuild, 4) How to attract an end buyer or a renter and which documents to use to protect yourself and the buyer, 5) If you are going to keep the property then you need to know how to set up the property from the start to best help you in the refinance later, and 6) You need to know how you are planning on managing the property from the beginning in order to make sure it will be profitable at the end.