Most of my guests are traveling medical professionals who undergo an additional check through their employer so I accept a copy of a fully executed employment contract (redacted is fine because I'm not interested in how much they're getting paid).

Evaluate your situation, leverage what you know, learn what you need to, and execute on your level.

I agree that's true but kind of a mute point imo... if you're concerned with the pex leaching chemicals then you should be concerned with the piping that city water travels in before reaching your pex lines and the quality of the city tap water in general.... as well as anything you drink that's bottled and any food that's bagged in plastic even those labelled as food safe which have been shown to leach chemicals.

I would advise you to network with experienced flippers thru REI clubs and Meetups to see the realities of what it takes to execute a flip successfully.

Purchased with plan to live in permanently, put it as a STVR while traveling in our RV during the pandemic, and it did so well as a STVR that we decided to keep it as a rental and buy another cabin in Yosemite as our primary residence.

Many have foreign names.An investor should ask a PMC a LOT of questions to understand HOW they will execute their services.

We will, however, need a signed and fully-executed operating agreement or bylaws (depending upon entity type) to proceed.

A 5 bedroom will work for one segment of the travel market, not for a single, couple or family of 4 or 5. 

I'm looking at condos that are part of hotels/resorts, for occasional personal use (I travel a lot and need a place to come back to), and to have STR income when I'm away.

And if you're truly serious about purchasing real estate in Ohio it would be a good idea to take a trip out there to learn the cities and neighborhoods, visit them at night, see if it's a good fit for you I guess you didn’t read the part where I said I couldn’t travel, can you please enlighten me where in Florida can you find affordable homes as in Akron?