However, without more information on what your preferences are, it is difficult to give you good advice.

You want an accountant who can help you strategize and who is responsive when you want to know the consequences of the financial decisions you are making throughout the year.Good luck.

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Quote from @Jonathan Greene: That's very limited information for someone to help you.

@Michael Baum thank you for all the good information.  

Assuming all of the information you provided is in line.i.e.

This new "local agent" requirement has given me pause as my property manager has informed me that they will not be signing off on this.

So my best advice would be to not make a clear cut decision yet, but keep your eyes open for an opportunity that gets you there.

Ourcurrent approach involves identifying possible contact information for thelisted owners and calling multiple numbers, but this process is time-consumingand yields limited results.

The operation of an STR has almost nothing to do with real estate and 100% to do with hospitality, that is where you can distinguish yourself from other operators, provided you made a good decision in your initial purchase.