It's either self-manage, or full property management, while I need something in the middle.Some more details on my situation:I own an STR in Gulf Shores, AL and the vast majority of it is automated.

And we all know this simply is not true in vast majority of cases. 

The vast majority of investors don't need it or have a use for it, it's better to use an agent when needed.

I know this from vast experience in the space..

This is a staggering difference to the RE agent landscape where vast differences in knowledge and performance seem to have almost no effect like the consolidation effects you can observe in almost any other industry. 

The vast majority of investors have W2's.

Just like buy and hold an SFR  is vastly different than syndicating a 200 unit apartment. 

Every market is a bit different, but sticking to what you would be desiring as a guest is more certain to hit than going based strictly off value.I find it ironic how vast the differences are between STR and LTR. 

The house was built in 1890 so it has field stone foundation and we noticed some joists in the cellar like they’ve tried to temporary solve this problem.

I don't have enough details to opine on the rate/terms being good/bad, but it's not vastly outside the ballpark.For option 2, why are you assuming you'd have to wait 6-9 months?