There is some great material on the business mode for bay area that in Biggerpocket. 

So here is the issue:I don't know how your market works, but I would argue that is a material fact to disclose to the next buyer.

Any material change in the terms of sale, the tenant association right of first refusal is reinstated.Despite this being a pilot program, there is no defined end date for the tenant opportunity to purchase provision.Rental properties in the pilot zone are subject to further regulationsIf a purchaser purchases a rental property and uses any public funds in the purchase, then the rental property shall be maintained as affordable housing for no less than 30 years.Landlords may not evict for any other reason than serious, or repeated violations of the terms and conditions of a lease or occupancy agreement, otherwise defined as “just cause eviction.”PenaltiesAny person who violates the requirements set forth in this ordinance shall be fined, not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 for each offense.

I've been researching this quite a bit and am looking into acquiring an STR that I would actively manage and would keep average stay at 7 days or less. I would like to meet the requirement of spending over 100 hours o...

Timing schedule for materials Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Spend a little more on the front end with better materials. nothing worthwhile is ever easy or everyone would be doing it.  

Your best bet is to ensure that there are no material modifications that would in any way harm or even moderately delay the ability to rent it out and qualify as a normal SFR (one lease, one family) or sell on the market to an owner-occupant

I have a knack for saving on materials while providing some unique flair that will stand out in the market. 

You don't want the customer to buy materials because they buy cheap materials or wrong materials.

However, this is a difficult qualification to meet, especially if you have a full-time job outside of real estate.Don’t worry if you aren’t able to qualify for REPS status, because there is another strategy that is referred to as a “loophole”, which is the STR strategy.Per Section 1.469-1T(e)(3)(ii)(A): there are six exceptions where your rental property income is not automatically considered to be “rental activity” and thus may unlock the door for being able to offset these losses against your active income.The average customer use is seven days or less.The average customer use is 30 days or less and significant personal services were provided (for example, daily housekeeping).Extraordinary personal services are provided, regardless of the duration of customer use.The rental is incidental to a non-rental activity.The property is available during defined business hours for non-exclusive use by various customers.The property is used in an activity conducted by an S Corporation, partnership or joint venture in which the taxpayer holds an interest.If your property qualifies by meeting one of the exceptions above, the next step is to demonstrate material participation in the rental activity.