Why would a realtor work with a customer for free.

.- the guy is also selling jet oil from saudi arabia- their office is located at medical center haha- he's probably ex mortgage officer from obsidianmortgage in FL - his customer is so unsophisticated lol

Both are lengthy processes and while the fact pattern is favorable on your end are you prepared to possibly wait years for your capital to be returned or take title to the property? 

A legitimate PM company ain't changing their contract for any customer.

How will the new highway interchange impact traffic patterns and therefore the accessibility and visibility of my property helping drive leasing efforts?  

I can relate, though, and after the way they treated me (a 33 year customer with cumulative 8 figures in business relationships) I have opened my last account with them.

The core of our business philosophy looks at owners as business partners and tenants as customers.

With an STR you won't be in the property management business but will be in the customer service business.Expenses are higher and little things that don't matter with an LTR will matter a ton with an STR.My advise is to read as many books as you can and read thru this forum.Due to the explosive growth of STR in many markets it is a ton more competitive than a couple years ago.

I’d recommend going with a local lender that you have a good relationship with as opposed to a large national company as they are likely to have better immediate customer service and are more likely to respond in a timely manner, which is important for your first loan.

You have to decide on your criteria and then run a pro forma analysis on each property to determine if it meets your metrics.Once you do that 50 or 100 times, you'll start to see patterns and will know intuitively if a deal might work for you.BP has a great book on investing in rental properties by Brandon Turner.