This is when you hire a staging professional or staging company to come in, make recommendations, and do the work for you.

When I was 22, I did a house hack, and I highly recommend it.

Sometimes the best deals are the ones you don't do.General Tips:  If you have the ability to manage a small 4 plex when you start, it can be an invaluable education. 

If not I would recommend looking up other AirBnB owners in the Covington area and simply asking them who they use. 

Any advice, tips, or scripts for making the initial contact and navigating this process would be greatly appreciated!

I am looking for recommendations for best financing options.The owner is considering financing it, but until they agree, I am planning as if they will not do so.The local credit union I use, who is very investor friendly, is unable to lend on properties larger than 4 units right now. 

In hot markets, some wholesalers and investors use 80-85% of ARV (minus repairs) instead of the typical 70% to stay competitive.A few tips:1.

Transcribing transactions from bank statements, posting transactions to the correct accounts, and then manually creating an income statement, statement of owner's equity and a balance sheet is a fairly time consuming process and I have not been able to keep up with the book keeping between my regular work responsibilities.What accounting software do people recommend? 

Quote from @Marc Shin: Would like recommendations for curtain colors and rug colors for this living room.

I have not, but as a licensed broker I would recommend listing on MLS which will post it to Zillow, Realtor.com etc.