We completely gutted and finished the basement including adding a kitchenette and 3/4 bath, moved out and are now renting both apartments.

You will want to fully understand the tax reporting burden you will face. 

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Tell the possible contenders you are interested in how they format their statements and what information they include.

During the escrow/title process, you are finalizing loan documents, reviewing title documents (HOA disclosures if applicable, title reports, etc), obtaining homeowner's insurance, and preparing to wire your funds to title. 

(It was Hollywood and everybody has dogs)2) Somebody tried selling the appliances that came with the unit which included the fridge, dishwasher, stove & microwave.3) We were recently affected by the fires and had to evacuate, some tenants refused to evacuate even after police forced them to because they were "tougher than the fire".Have you heard of those horror stories about tenants completely trashing apartments and feces all over the apartment?

And taxes on the pre-paid rent could be a nightmare assuming there is no creative accounting way to report the rent. 

Get copies of their written reports.

However, I notice that Personal Injury is not included and I'm thinking that may be important to have for a Short Term Rental.

I would also include 'creative financing available' at the beginning of the listing description to capture everyone else looking on Zillow, etc