For midterm bookings (1-3 months) we list on Furnished Finder and market the property in Facebook groups designed for travel medical professionals and landlords to connect. 

The title company that was designated in your contract will provide you with a title commitment to start.

It sounds more likely that you managed by luck rather than by design over that time, and that's not at all usual for "mom and pop" operations, but they also often end up spending more and making less than they would with a property manager because of poor management.

Did you all have to record a Gift Deed in order to complete this process? 

They typically don't do furnishing, but have designers they recommend.

My advice would be to knock it out of the park in terms of design and amenities and then you have less to worry about when it comes to the competition.

Please note the information provided below is a layman's definition designed to provide a basic understanding for the general audience.

Tenant suffers damage due to flood for failure by landlord to inform him that the property is in 100-year floodplainA 100-year floodplain refers to any area of the land designated as a flood hazard with 1% or greater chance of flooding each year by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The highest-performing STRs now create amazing experiences through their design, making the property itself a key part of the vacation! 

Gifted down payment funds are generally allowed.