South Florida, their building code is one of the more stringent ones due to the Hurricane zone. 

Another option could be a private lender or a community bank that specializes in investment properties.

This ensures that your property is safe and up to code.

One month later, lawyer for HOA wrote me a letter saying they made a mistake in computing the special assessments and $62K more is owed.

You do need to send in a check with the extension, the irs provides guidelines for calculating the amount.Real estate investing complicates taxes sufficiently that I have found I save way more than I spend by having a CPA who specializes in real estate investor tax returns.

Looking for recommendations for design services that specialize in furnished midterm rentals.

For example, for my zip code in Melbourne FL, the 4 bedroom payment standard on the section 8 website is $1467.

Could you please recommend zip codes/Street/Locations that you have experience with and do recommend for investment purposes?

It included similar "loss of rental income", same liability limits, included building code upgrade, vandalism and even 10% for water damage and 5K for rot.  

The conference is an online fundraiser to acquire ASTM certification for hemp building materials in the International Code Council.