Does anyone have any experience (or know someone or a company that might) be able to demo a concrete staircase Ana turn it into a driveway and ADU ramp ?

Sounds like you’ve got some solid experience under your belt.

Secondly, you'll definitely want to confirm with a tax strategist with experience in the STR space to confirm if the setup you describe will pass as an STR with the IRS. 

Would it be a good idea to get a real estate license and work in real estate or are there other options to get in Missouri to get real estate experience without a license? 

I’ve heard of a few different options but would love to hear your experiences, especially if you've used gap funding on flips, new construction, or commercial projects.

I’d really appreciate the opportunity to learn from those with experience.

I am starting to realize there has been a significant amount of consolidation in the space by private equity and other institutional investors. 3) From research it also seems like getting financing can be difficult without prior experience in the space.

The better the rates, lenders generally want to see more experience, higher credit, occupancy and DSCR requirements. 

Seeing I have not done a tic, I have not used this lawyer myself but I suspect CA lawyers with TIC experience is likely limited.  

I wanted to see if anyone has experience with or owns any properties with knob and tube wiring and what I should do.