Hi Shyam Sridharan I would recommend to get a contractor to make all the changes.

Hello,I'm from Canada and looking to get into the US real estate market.

selling notes do not have to get permission from the payor on the note to be legal nor do they have to notify but its common to notify so you know where to send your payment.

I want to try and get ADR and occupancy market data.   

This is my personal opinion, which probably won't be popular.If you are worried about the cost of hiring an attorney to create a proper operating agreement for your LLC, you probably don't need an LLC, and if you choose to use an online site to create an LLC, you probably get the protection you paid for.

I Can only realistically get $1600-$1700 a month renting my house based on the market.

With this many houses for sale, a home basically needs to look like it’s out of a magazine—and be priced fairly—to get multiple offers.”Regional HighlightsSeveral Florida metropolitan areas have reported significant increases in active listings:•Orlando: Active listings increased by 30%, leading to a more balanced market.

Congratulations, you get to share your partners tax burden and pay the depreciation recapture at ordinary income rates. 

Im using Daniel Hyman's service this year, MyOnlineAccount, its nice being able to just upload all my docs in the cloud to get this started.

You need to have the proper zoning which is hard to get but also the licensing to operate an STR which, without it you will not be able to post on AirBnB and VRBO.