She was/is a conservative Christian.

In a traditional MLS sale, there are realtor fees, there can be concessions, there can be work orders and delays. 

A couple of years back they even cancelled holiday lights traditionally displayed in a large local park.

If your project qualifies for EPP (Express Permit Program), then you don’t have to secure permits in the traditional way.

And there is a lot of appreciation potential.For someone just starting out, I'd suggest focusing on traditional long-term rentals before jumping into short-term rentals.

Qualified renters can opt to pay a non-refundable monthly fee instead of a traditional deposit.

I was looking for partners in my network who wanted to JV on this property, but they wanted to know for certain that the title was clear since it was through a wholesaler and not "traditionally" through a realtor.   

I was planning on building the home in the traditional stick built style in my budget but am wondering if doing prefab may save some money/have other benefits.

The idea is spreading, and could spread to some other spots here that have traditionally been STR friendly. 

-> Funding: you can consider as options mortage brokers who can scout/compare the best offers in the market and you can also consider public funding programmes that exists as an incentive to renovate and bring houses to the market, either for tourism or traditional rental.As an example, on the traditional rental there is a funding program ("Arrendamento Acessivel") that funds up to 90% of the project and can be used to cover part of the renovation costs, as well as, part of the purchasing.