Hello Ethan, I think that you can research on Air BNB and VRBO to see if there any existing STR in your area to begin with. 

We plan on being  long distance owners/mgrs and can't imagine findng & hiring someone to rent a truck, drive around and grab furniture on a onesy/twosy basis, particularly within a reasonable timeframe to not delay launch. 

If you don't know how to do any of this, I recommend you hire an attorney to help you with the process.Do yourself a favor: buy "Every Landlord's Legal Guide" by NOLO.

Looking to possibly add Property Meld into the equation, and use a VA to help with a property coordinator.When we were in this situation, we hired a scaling company to help us grow.

The numbers don't pencil out if I have to hire an architect to draw the plan with all details from scratch. 

The chimney’s exterior, made of metal tubing, will remain intact.I plan to hire contractors for the entire project.

If there is a large amount of mold or potentially mold in spots you can't remediate, hire a professional.4.

If the GC you hire is lazy and tries to get the subs to manage themselves then chances are your finishes will not be of the same quality as your comps and your exit of 300k is now 260k cause you are not the same quality as the comps. 

Looks like a company they hire to register their LLC.

I read this quite often: 'should I self-manage my property or hire a professional property manager?'