My partner and I have a flip that we will be starting in mid march as well!

I'd recommend looking at costs. your build cost is going to be well over other homes because of the fixed costs like slab, Hvac, roof, etc. check the market drivers and weight the benefits of short term versus long term. long term is no furniture and help pays mortgage but at this size it doesn't really cover everything. we didn't find a lot of economies of scale in single family detached. can you build more than one unit?

Evan Hiller was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article about the Nightingale/Crowdstreet deal debacle:https://www.riggsdavie.com/team/evan-c-hiller

Companies know where they will be treated well and where they are not wanted.

Feel free to DM me if you'd like more insights on all this (we don't do biz in Alabama so got nothing to lose).Here's some other "copy & paste" advice on how to search for a better PMC:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

The one negative is with multiple tenants in a house is potential for conflict among each other but could be reduced by screening all of them well. 

You’ll want to make sure your cpa is well versed in short term rentals. 

Will the title company put this property under our LLC name, and won’t be required to legally inform HUD/tax authorities. - will it influence property taxes once we move to conventional loan in 3 yrs? 

Good wholesalers will price deals well, meat on the bone for you.

Which market do you have experience in and how is your experience working remotely with your real estate team in the area?