Can you create a unique experience for your gusts to get to 75% occupancy? 

But since you switched to using it as an STR, make sure you've got all your dates and numbers lined up to take full advantage of this.Remember, every situation is unique, so it's a great idea to chat with a tax professional or financial advisor. 

Every house is unique :)

How to find investors to build this into a multifamily, niche/unique, building?

Engaging with seasoned professionals in your local community allows you to glean firsthand experiential knowledge, offering insights and lessons that may be unique to your area.

While the former presents a classic investment opportunity, the latter has caught my eye for its unique and potentially lucrative approach.As someone relatively new to this field, I'm aware that there might be aspects I haven't considered or opportunities I'm overlooking.

Sonia2+ units are relatively rare in the state, they mainly exist on a few area’s Baltimore City, Hagerstown, Cumberland,Cambridge,sailsbury and Denton all of which are quite unique markets with thier own pluses and minuses.  

IMO, if you want to leave your day job, your investments need to be high-cashflow. i would personally sell anything that's not giving you at least a 10-15% return on your equity, and 1031 into something that will be a little diversified but heavy on cashflow, like a 3-4 unit multifamily in a great STR and MTR market, using a few units for each of those two strategies. you can do this long distance easily & would 100% meet RE PRO status if you're self-managing a STR unit (double check with your CPA as everyone's situation is unique - this is not tax or legal advice). if you can buy a crappy one and BRRRR it, you could do this twice with the same startup capital from the 1031, and idk what your monthly cashflow goals are but that would put you in a pretty good position so long as you buy right!

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I LEARNED ABOUT SALES IN 45 YEARS IN REAL ESTATEI, like most people, thought exceptional success in a sales field was due to a unique ability of an individual to somehow “connect”, “convince”, or “persuade” people to purchase the product or service the salesperson was selling.

Market Adaptation: What unique strategies have you developed to adapt to your local market's conditions?